Johnson, David, Prospect

Occurrence 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 10093807
MRDS ID W030605
Record type Site
Current site name Johnson, David, Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.08582, 37.82338 (WGS84)
Elevation 104
Relative position 1.15 MI (1.85 KM) EAST 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

  • ALONG RANSOME CREEK (LUCK BRANCH), 0.2 MI (0.3 KM) OFF SW SIDE OF FOREST ROAD 2956 ABOUT 0.8 MI (1.3 KM) BY ROAD SE OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 605.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

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
    Rock unit name Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
    Rock description Arvonia Formation;Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.08582, 37.82338

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
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 Irma Reid Rose

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1974, SEVERAL SOIL COVERED PILES 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

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

  • Deposit

    CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR? MNG., VOL. VII, P. 27.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL PLACER GOLD PROSPECT PRIOR TO 1869

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CREDNER (1869) SUPPOSES THE WALLER VEIN TRAVERSES THIS PROPERTY? A SUPERFICIAL DEPRESSION OF THESE GROUNDS BEARS ALLUVIAL GOLD DEPOSITS FOR AN EXTENT OF TWO MILES. HE DOES REPORT AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEINS ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL.

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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