| Deposit ID | 10067619 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000413 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Love Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.7122, 38.38282 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 91 |
| Relative position | 1.45 MI (2.33 KM) SE OF RICHARDSVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Culpeper(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Richardsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Culpeper |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Diabase Dike | ||||||
| Rock description | Diabase Dike | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Chopawamsic Formation;Diabase Dike |
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation;Diabase Dike |
| (1) | -77.7122, 38.38282 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | PRE-CIVIL WAR TO 1905 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dick Purcell Lumber Corp |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 37M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000413 |
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, P. 77
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 86
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: LOCATED SIT
LONSDALE REF.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS THOUGHT TO BE THE SAME AS THAT AT THE CULPEPER MINE. |
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY WAS OPERATED BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, WITH THE LAST OPERATIONS BEING ABOUT 1905. SOME VERY RICH ORE WAS FOUND AND CONSIDERABLE SURFACE WORKING WAS CARRIED ON IN ADDITION TO UNDERGROUND MINING. ONE SHAFT WAS SUNK ABOUT 120 FT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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