| Deposit ID | 10079831 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030571 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bowles Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.09082, 37.86422 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 |
| Relative position | 1.45 MI (2.33 KM) WEST OF TABSCOTT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fluvanna(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Caledonia(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Fluvanna |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Chopawamsic Formation;Alluvium |
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation;Alluvium |
| (1) | -78.09082, 37.86422 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60 DEG E |
| Dip | 30 DEG SE |
| Width | 1.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1861 |
| Year of first production | 1861 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Ferris |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. C. Bowles |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030571 |
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.
SMITH, J.W., MILLICI, R.C., AND GREENBERG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P
HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.
1887 DIREXPL MINED, ORE MILLED AT TELLURIUM MINE
1910 DIREXPL MR. FERRIS, ORE MINED
1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE LOCATED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: PRE-CIVIL WAR |
| Deposit | VEINS PART OF GOLD HILL VEIN SYSTEM (TABER, 1913). ADDITIONAL VEIN, 0.3 M WIDE, STRIKES N22 DEG E AND IS NEARLY VERTICAL. ALSO "CROSS" VEIN WHICH STRIKES N30 DEG W AND DIPS SW ABOUT 35 DEG. |
| Deposit | BOWLES MINE COMPRISES A LARGE TRACT WITH TWO WORKINGS 1.3 MI (2.1 KM) APART. THE NORTHERN WORKINGS (THIS REPORT) ARE SITUATED IN FLUVANNA CO. AND WERE DEVELOPED ON THE GOLD HILL VEIN SYSTEM. THE SOUTHERN WORKINGS (ADDITIONAL REPORT) LIE IN GOOCHLAND CO. AND WERE DEVELOPED ON THE TELLURIUM VEIN SYSTEM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | GOLD HILL VEIN SYSTEM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Meintzer (D.C. Levan), Robert E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Trimble, David, C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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