Mine detail: Bumpus Property Prospect

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Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.70005, -78.38305
dep_id: 10096537
mrds_id: W029534
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron, Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Goethite, Magnetite, Pyrolusite
gangue: Actinolite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz
work_type: Unknown
model: 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Reporter: Meintzer (P.C. Sweet), Robert E., Trimble, David, C.
hrock_unit: Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type: Greenstone
arock_type: Greenstone
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Arvonia Syncline, Long Island Syncline
tectonic: Piedmont
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1865
References:
  • Deposit:: BROWN, W.R., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE DILLWYN QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 10, 77 P.
  • Deposit:: TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.
  • Deposit:: CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 58.
  • Deposit:: 1913 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: BULL. 7
  • Deposit:: 1964 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: REPT. INV. 10.
  • Deposit:: DIREXPL SHAFT SUNK
  • Production:: TABER (1913).
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