| Deposit ID | 10067662 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000462 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Walton Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.90277, 38.02922 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 120 |
| Relative position | 2.1 KM (1.3 MI) NORTH 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 | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boulangerite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| 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 | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -77.90277, 38.02922 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | AROUND 1840 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 46M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000462 |
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 139.
WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VA., P. 558
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 9.
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SIT
LUTTRELL REF.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON STRIKE WITH ARMINIUS MINE. THE VEIN CONTAINED IN A GANGUE OF QUARTZ,RICH POCKETS OF PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE AND FREE GOLD. |
| Deposit | DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 150-FT SHAFT, FILLED IN 1865, AND NUMEROUS PITS. DURING ITS PERIOD OF OPERATION AROUND 1840 IT IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCERS IN THE AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Trimble, David, C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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