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Greeley Mine

Past Producer in Buckingham county in Virginia, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079450
MRDS ID W028991
Record type Site
Current site name Greeley Mine
Alternate or previous names Ayres Mine, Aye's Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.38944, 37.57923 (WGS84)
Elevation 131
Relative position 1.6 MI (2.6 KM) E OF ALPHA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Buckingham(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillwyn(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Buckingham

Comments on the location information

  • 0.35 MI (0.56 KM) OFF SSW SIDE OF STATE ROAD 617 ABOUT 1.0 MI (1.6 KM) BY ROAD SW OF JUNCTION WITH US 15.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Biotite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Hatcher Complex (Chopawamsic Formation);Arvonia Formation
    Rock description Hatcher Complex (Chopawamsic Formation);Arvonia Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.38944, 37.57923
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Arvonia Syncline, Whispering Creek Anticline, Ne-Sw Trend
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINLETS OF QUARTZ AND CALCITE SHOW LITTLE EVIDENCE OF MINERALIZATION. MINE LOCATED CLOSE TO CONTACT OF HATCHER COMPLEX AND ARVONIA FORMATION. HATCHER COMPLEX POSSIBLY CHOPAWAMSIC METAMORPHOSED UNDER HIGHER GRADE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1825
Year of first production 1861

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • CREDNER (1869) REPORTED 8 OR 10 OLD CUTS AND SHAFTS, AND A LARGE, WATER-FILLED EXCAVATION 11 M (35 FT) DEEP. SEVERAL LARGE TRENCHES, TEADING TOWARD THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE LARGEST BEING 9 TO 12 M (30 TO 40 FT) WIDE, ABOUT THE SAME DEPTH, AND 61 TO 91.5 M (200 TO 300 FT) LONG IN A NE-SW DIRECTION, AND MANY PITS AND SHAFTS WERE ALSO REPORTED BY TABER (1913). IN 1974, 2 TRENCH CUTS WERE EVIDENT.

Comments on development

  • THE PLACER DEPOSITS WERE WORKED DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF GOLD MINING IN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY? IT IS REPORTED THE GRAVELS YIELDED MUCH GOLD. PROSPECTING HAS BEEN CARRIED ON AT VARIOUS TIMES IN THE ENDEAVOR TO LOCATE THE VEIN FROM WHICH THE GOLD ESCAPED. IN 1865, A MILL WAS BEING STARTED, BUT IT WAS PROBABLY NEVER FINISHED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.

  • Deposit

    CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 105.

  • Deposit

    1865 DIREXPL TRENCHING

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., RELOCATED MINE

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL PLACER WORKINGS IN FIRST HALF OF 19TH CENTURY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1800'S
Deposit DEPOSIT FIRST WORKED AS PLACER. THE VEIN OPENED BY THE PITS, TRENCHES AND SHAFTS CONSISTS OF QUARTZ WITH FREE GOLD AND IS SAID TO HAVE PAID WELL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1982 Trimble, David, C. U.S. Geological Survey

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