| Deposit ID | 10079428 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028964 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Flood Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | James Anderson's Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.60112, 37.44145 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 149 |
| Relative position | 4.91 KM (3.05 MI) SW OF ANDERSONVILLE ALONG THE WILLIS RIVER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Buckingham(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Andersonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Appomattox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Willis(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Buckingham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | 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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Chopawamsic Formation;Arvonia |
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation;Arvonia |
| (1) | -78.60112, 37.44145 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1835 |
| Year of first production | 1835 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | State Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028964 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.
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.
CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 73.
1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTED
DIREXPL SHAFT AND TUNNEL SUNK
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1830'S |
| Deposit | MINE IS PROBABLY ON SHEAR ZONE OF THE LONDON AND VIRGINIA VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Trimble, David, C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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