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Buck Mountain Mine

Past Producer in Amherst county in Virginia, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082514
MRDS ID W055358
Record type Site
Current site name Buck Mountain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.24197, 37.74589 (WGS84)
Elevation 808
Relative position 1450 FT W 35 W OF THE SUMMIT OF BUCK MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amherst(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Forks of Buffalo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

George Washington National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Amherst

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1963)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE SHIPPED FROM THE MINE TO BUENA VISTA IN THE EARLY 1920'S.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Gangue
Mica Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result BARRINGER RESOURCES INC., SPARKS, NEV.: 5.4 OZ AG/TON
Result .070 OZ AU/TON
Result IRON KING ASSAY, INC., HUMBOLDT, ARIZONA: 0.131 OZ AU/TON AND 3.88 OZ AG/TON.

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 Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Pedlar Complex
    Rock description Pedlar Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.24197, 37.74589
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS SIMILAR TO AND AU AND AG IN ARSENOPYRITE ALSO PRESENT IN IRISH CREEK TIN DEPOSIT TO THE NORTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1922

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 6.1M
    Overall depth 4.57M

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED SHAFT IN 1984; ADIT OPEN TO 20 FT

Comments on development

  • 10 FT SQ. VERTICAL SHAFT THAT IS 15 FT DEEP; ADIT NE OF SHAFT WAS CUT INTO THE HILLSIDE ABOUT 20 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PENICK, D.A. AND SWEET, P.C., 1984, VDMR, VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL.30, NO.2, P.22-23.

  • Deposit

    TOMLIN, JASPER, 1984, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLACK SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN A SHEAR ZONE IN A GRANITIC ROCK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1987 Sweet, Palmer C. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

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