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Emigold Mine

Past Producer in Fauquier 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079819
MRDS ID W030558
Record type Site
Current site name Emigold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.66637, 38.45004 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR GOLDVEIN, VA., EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fauquier(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Richardsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Fauquier

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

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 Chopawamsic Formation
    Rock description Chopawamsic Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.66637, 38.45004
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1912
Year of first production 1912

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1912.

Comments on development

  • REPORTED AS PRODUCING GOLD IN 1912 AND 1913. IN 1914 MINE WAS IDLE (U.S. GEOL. SURV., 1912, 1913).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MCCASKEY, H.D., 1913, PRECIOUS AND SEMIPRECIOUS METALS IN THE EASTERN STATES IN 1912. (MINE PRODUCTION)., IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR, 1912, PART 1-METALS: P. 417-436.

  • Deposit

    MCCASKEY, H.D., 1914, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES IN 1913. (MINES REPORT)., IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR, 1913, PART 1-METALS: P. 173-196.

  • Deposit

    1912 DIREXPL EMIGOLD GOLD MINE, PRODUCING

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE NOT LOCATED.

  • Production

    MCCASKEY (1912, 1913).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1981 Trimble, David, C. U.S. Geological Survey

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