| Deposit ID | 10067666 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000466 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hemmer Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.9086, 38.01977 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 128 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | 0.9 KM (0.6 MI) NORTH OF MINERAL, Acc-Location Within 50 Meters. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Primary |
| Iron, Pig Iron | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Chopawamsic Formation |
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation |
| (1) | -77.9086, 38.01977 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.15M |
| Width | 18.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Zinc Co. (Mineral Rights) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000466 |
CLINE, J.H., WATSON, T.L., AND WRIGHT, F.J., 1921, A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PYRITE-GOLD BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1 P. , SCALE 1:63 360.
FONTAINE, W.M., 1882, NOTES ON THE SULPHURET DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: THE VIRGINIAS, V.3, NO. 10, P. 154-155.
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.
1958 DIREXPL NEW JERSEY ZINC CO.: DIAMOND DRILLED PROPERTY.
DIREXPL DEEP SHAFT SUNK, MINING CONDUCTED
FONTAINE (1882)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS IS MAXIMUM FOR A SINGLE BAND IN ZONE. |
| Deposit | EARLY HISTORY OF THE MINE IS NOT KNOWN. THE PROPERTY WAS DIAMOND DRILLED IN 1958 BY THE N. J. ZINC CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-72 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-87 | Sweet, Palmer C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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