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Hunter Prospect

Occurrence in Louisa county in Virginia, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067667
MRDS ID W000467
Record type Site
Current site name Hunter Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.91249, 38.01422 (WGS84)
Elevation 124
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 0.5 KM (0.3 MI) NW OF MINERAL., Acc Within 100 Meters, Acc Within 100 Meters

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Louisa

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 125 M (400 FT) SW OF VA. HWY. 22, 0.5 KM (0.3 MI) BY ROAD NW OF JUNCTION WITH U.S. HWY. 522 IN MINERAL. NOTED THAT IT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE JULIA AND HEMMER MINES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary
Iron, Pig Iron Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOLD AND SILVER ARE DISSEMINATED IN THE HOST ROCK.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Chopawamsic Formation
    Rock description Chopawamsic Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.91249, 38.01422
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form POD/LENS ()
    Thickness 0.15M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SIMILAR TO AND IN LINE OF STRIKE WITH THE ARMINIUS AND BOYD SMITH MINES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner New Jersey Zinc Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner New Jersey Zinc Co. (Mineral Rights)

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1957, OLD PITS AND THREE CAVED PROSPECT SHAFTS WERE EVIDENT.

Comments on development

  • DEPOSIT APPARENTLY PROSPECTED PRIOR TO DRILLING BY FREEPORT SULPHUR CO., THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN EXTENSION OF THE KENT PROSPECT LOCATED ABOUT 150 M NNE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    1952 DIREXPL FREEPORT SULPHUR CO.: DRILLED ONE HOLE

  • Deposit

    1958 DIREXPL NEW JERSEY ZINC CO.: DRILLED GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY.

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL EXPLORATORY SHAFTS AND PITS DUG

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS IS FOR MASSIVE SULFIDE BANDS

Reporter information

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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