| Deposit ID | 10079833 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030574 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fountain Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.13694, 37.82116 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 110 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7.9 KM (4.9 MI) NE OF COLUMBIA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fluvanna(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Columbia(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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| 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) | -78.13694, 37.82116 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline; Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1837 |
| Discoverer | George Fisher |
| Year of first production | 1837 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Fisher |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030574 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 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: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MINING, VOL. VII, P. 42.
SMITH, J.W., MILICI, R.C., AND GREENBURG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.
1837 DIREXPL GEORGE FISHER; OPERATED 3-STAMP MILL
1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE MINE IS FOUND IN SMITH, MILICI, AND GREENBURG (1964). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | THE BIG SANDY AND MARKS VEINS HAVE BEEN OPENED AND WORKED. SOME OF THE ORE FROM MARKS VEIN WAS CRUSHED IN A THREE-STAMP MILL AND YIELDED $75 PER DAY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Trimble, David, C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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