| Deposit ID | 10067640 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000437 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mott Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.56526, 38.32365 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 67 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.94KM (2.45MI) NNW OF FIVEMILE FORK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Spotsylvania(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salem Church(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Spotsylvania |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Phlogopite | 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 | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Fredericksburg Complex Of The Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Fredericksburg Complex Of The Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -77.56526, 38.32365 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend |
| Width | 0.9M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| Production years | PRE-1865 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000437 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 110 P
CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 393.
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY DEED BOOK LL, P. 416.
1974 RECON VIRG. DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTE
CREDNER (1868-1869)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN WAS 0.8 TO 0.9 M (2.5 TO 3 FT) WIDE AND IN A GANGUE OF QUARTZ WAS AURIFEROUS PYRITE, NATIVE GOLD AND IRON OXIDE. THE RED, TOAMY TOPSOIL ALSO CONTAINED GOLD IN REMUNERATIVE QUANTITY? |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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