| Deposit ID | 10079841 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030583 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Scotia Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.11277, 37.83061 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 111 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.21 KM (0.75 MI) NW OF CALEDONIA. |
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 |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | 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 | Arvonia Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Arvonia Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -78.11277, 37.83061 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline: Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG E |
| Dip | 35 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Length | 21.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Scotia Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John R. Jr. And Margaret E. Moore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030583 |
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., MILICI, R. C., GREENBURG, S. S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.
1910 DIREXPL SCOTIA MINING CO.; SANK INCLINED SHAFT AND DRIVES
1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 35 DEG AVERAGE DIP; QUARTZITE LENS IS ABOUT 21.3 M LONG FROM TIP TO TIP, AND IS THICKEST NEAR ITS MIDPOINT. THE QUARTZITE IS FERRUGINOUS AND CUT BY OCCASIONAL IRREGULAR STRINGERS OF QUARTZ, WHICH RANGE UP TO 25 CM (10 IN) OR MORE IN WIDTH, AND OCCUR MOSTLY ON THE FOOT-WALL SIDE OF THE QUARTZITE. |
| Deposit | ASSOCIATED WITH TELLURIUM MINE VEINS, LYING SSW OF TELLURIUM OPENINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | HODGES VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Trimble, David, C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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