Mine detail: Morton Mine

Location:	Buckingham County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	37.62284, -78.40722
dep_id:	10106128
mrds_id:	W028975
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Gold
gangue:	Feldspar, Ilmenite, Iron, Pyrite, Quartz
work_type:	Unknown
model:	273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl:	Within Veins
Reporter:	Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.), Sweet, Palmer C.
hrock_unit:	Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type:	Quartzite,Schist
arock_unit:	Chopawamsic Formation
arock_type:	Felsic Volcanic Rock
Structure:	Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
tectonic:	Piedmont
yfp_ba:	<
Year first produced:	1861
dy_ba:	<
disc_yr:	1861
References:	Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P. Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA; VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 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., REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., 1869, VOL. VII, P. 58. Deposit:: FREEMAN, J.M., 1987, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. Deposit:: 1906 DIREXPL 2 SHAFTS SUNK, BOTH APPARANTLY NON-PRODUCTIVE. Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTED.