| Deposit ID | 10067661 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000461 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cooper Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.89999, 38.03199 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 126 |
| Relative position | 2.49 KM (1.55 MI) NNE OF MINERAL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Louisa(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mineral(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pamunkey(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Louisa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| 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 | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -77.89999, 38.03199 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline |
| General form | IRREGULAR (STRINGERS) |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1903 |
| Production years | PRE-1903 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000461 |
WATSON, T.L., 1907, MIN. RES. OF VA., P. 558
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 36.
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
CLINE, J.H., WATSON, T.T., AND WRIGHT, F.J., 1921
A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VA? DIV. MIN. RES.
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE
DIREXPL DEVELOPED BY SHAFT AND TUNNEL
WATSON REF.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONTAINS THIN QUARTZ STRINGERS WHICH IN TURN CONTAIN SOME ADMIXED CALCITE WITH PYRITE, AND A LITTTE CHALCOPYRITE, IN QUARTZ-SERICITE AND CHLORITE SCHIST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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