| Deposit ID | 10067670 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000470 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chick Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.88277, 38.01227 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 113 |
| Relative position | 2.2 KM (1.4 MI) EAST 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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | 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) | Chopawamsic Formation - Interlayered felsic and mafic metavolcanic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| Production years | 1906 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000470 |
LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 34
WATSON, T. L., 1907, MINERAL RES. OF VA., P. 559.
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
1906 DIREXPL LIMITED EXPLORATION AND MINING CONDUCTED.
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: SITE INSPECTED.
WATSON REF.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 1.2 M (4 FT) THICK INTERLEAVED WITH GARNETIFEROUS SERICITE SCHIST CONTAINING GOLD COMPOSED THE DEPOSIT. |
| Deposit | IN 1906 DEVELOPMENT CONSISTED OF AN OPEN CUT, A TUNNEL 50 FEET LONG, AND 10 TO 15 FEET WIDE, AND A 2-STAMP MILL. OPERATIONS HAD BEEN SUSPENDED BY 1906. ; 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-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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