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S.C. Taylor Mine

Occurrence in Henry 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082561
MRDS ID W055405
Record type Site
Current site name S.C. Taylor Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.02395, 36.5723 (WGS84)
Elevation 302
Relative position 3.4 MILES S OF SPENCER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henry(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spencer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Dan(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Henry

Comments on the location information

  • JUST E OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 629 WITH STATE ROAD 695 (GEORGE TAYLOR ROAD). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1967)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result 0.12 AG/TON
Result 0.001 OZ AU/TON AND 0.01 AG/TON - IRON KING ASSAY, INC. 1984

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Bassett
    Rock description Bassett
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Rich Acres Formation
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bowens Creek Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1774
Discoverer Sam C. Taylor

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT CAVED (10 FT DIAMETER PIT IN THE 1920'S). NO EVIDENCE OF THE OLD SHAFT IN 1985. AREA COVERED WITH STICKY, RED SAPROLITE-RESIDUM AND FRAGMENT OF BIOTITE GNEISS.

Comments on development

  • 1930'S-DANVILLE NEWSPAPER REPORTED MINE YIELDING MATERIAL WORTH $500/TON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TAYLOR, S.D., 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C. AND LOVETT, J.A., 1985, VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 31, NO.4, P.42-51.

  • Deposit

    NEWSPAPER CLIPPING, DANVILLE, 1930'S.

Reporter information

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

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