Kent Mine

Past Producer in Goochland county in Virginia, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079860
MRDS ID W030606
Record type Site
Current site name Kent Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.11749, 37.80588 (WGS84)
Elevation 117
Relative position 1.2 MI (2.0 KM) SW OF CALEDONIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goochland(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Goochland

Comments on the location information

  • 0.1 MI (0.2 KM) OFF EAST SIDE OF FOREST ROAD 2957 ABOUT 0.65 MI (1.05 KM) BY ROAD SOUTH OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 605. PLACER SITE AT UTM N 4187600., E 754360 (ZONE +17).

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 Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
    Rock description Arvonia Formation;Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.11749, 37.80588

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, LINEAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • SCHIST SIMILAR TO THAT AT YOUNG AMERICAN MINE , NE-SW TREND

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner General Commonwealth Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1974, SIX CAVED PITS AND COVERED DUMPS EVIDENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL PLACER OPERATION AND SUPERFICIAL VEIN EXPLORATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONLY LIMITED EXPLORATION OF VEIN CONDUCTED

Reporter information

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. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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