| Deposit ID | 10100213 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028987 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apperson Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Leseur's Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.45417, 37.56728 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 169 |
| Relative position | 1.7 MI (2.7 KM) N OF DILLWYN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Buckingham(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillwyn(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Buckingham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -78.45417, 37.56728 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1860 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028987 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
TABER, S, 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7., 271 P.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE, 1865, THE NATURAL WEALTH OF VIRGINIA: NEW YORK V. 32, NO. 187, P. 32-42.
CAMPBELL, J.L., 1882, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY, VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 119 P.
CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR? MNG., VOL. VII, P. 105.
1860 DIREXPL SOME GOLD REMOVED PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR
1882 DIREXPL MINE WORKED
1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE RELOCATED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 VEINS, ONE OF WHICH IS 3 TO 4.6 M (10 TO 15 FT) WIDE, CROSS THIS PROPERTY? ONE VEIN OF WHITE MASSIVE QUARTZ WITH LITTLE IRON OXIDE AND OF NO GREAT VALUE HAD BEEN OPENED BY A SHAFT AND A 2.4 M (8 FT) OPENCUT IN 1865. |
| 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 |
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