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Crenshaw Prospect

Occurrence in Charlotte county in Virginia, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10079999
MRDS ID W030874
Record type Site
Current site name Crenshaw Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.52667, 36.9809 (WGS84)
Elevation 146
Relative position 6.7 KM (4.15 MI) EAST OF DRAKES BRANCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Charlotte(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Drakes Branch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Roanoke(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Charlotte

Comments on the location information

  • 0.8 KM (0.5 MI) OFF EAST SIDE OF FIRE ROAD, 0.3 KM (0.2 MI) BY ROAD NORTH OF REESES CREEK AND 2.6 KM (1.6 MI) BY ROAD NNE OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 623.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt
    Rock unit name Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
    Rock description Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
    Rock description Aaron Formation (Middle Member)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.52667, 36.9809
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Virgilina Synclinorium
Type of structure Local
Structure description Schistosity Strikes N. 55 Deg. E. And Dips 80 Deg. Se. A Prominent Joint Surface Strikes N. 70 Deg. W.

Ore body information

  • General form LENS ()

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones (?)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1915

Mining district

District name Virgilina District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hoeraer Waldorf Corp.

Comments on the production information

  • IT IS DOUBTFUL IF THERE WHERE ANY PRODUCTION.

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1976, AN 8 M DIAMETER PIT, A WATER-FILLED SHAFT, A SMALL TRENCH, AND A LARGE DUMP WERE SEEN.

Comments on development

  • PROSPECT WORKED PRIOR TO 1915.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.

  • Deposit

    1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS SUNK ON QUARTZ VEIN.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN NARROW, BUT WELL-DEFINED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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