Mine detail: Shannon Hill Property Mine

Location:	Goochland County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long:	37.87338, -78.04277
dep_id:	10111260
mrds_id:	W030619
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Gold
gangue:	Goethite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR, LINEAR ()
model:	273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
ore_ctrl:	Shear Zone
Reporter:	Meintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E., Trimble, David, C.
hrock_unit:	Alluvium;Arvonia Formation;Hatcher Complex
hrock_type:	Gravel,Schist
Structure:	Columbia 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:: BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 48, 68 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., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 406. Deposit:: 1865 DIREXPL PROSPECT PITS SUNK ON VEIN, NOT MINED. Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES: LOCATED MINE. Deposit:: DIREXPL PLACER MINING.