| Deposit ID | 10080000 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030875 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Daniel's Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Daniel's Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.54334, 36.99424 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 |
| Relative position | 5.05 KM (3.15 MI) EAST OF DRAKES BRANCH. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Charlotte |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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);Virgilina G |
| Rock description | Aaron Formation (Middle Member);Virgilina G |
| (1) | -78.54334, 36.99424 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinoriom |
| Thickness | 1.2M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pulpwood Co./Town Of Drakes Branch |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030875 |
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.
SWEET, P. C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3,P. 25-34.
DIREXPL TWO PROSPECT PITS OR SHALLOW SHAFTS SUNK
1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE
LANEY (1917)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY EXTENSION OF VEIN AT MCNENY PROSPECT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1919 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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