| Deposit ID | 10105455 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W000424 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wilderness Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.73137, 38.33615 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 104 |
| Relative position | 1.2 KM (0.75 MI) NNW OF WILDERNESS CORNER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Orange(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chancellorsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | VALUES FOR THE ORE ARE REPORTED FROM $10 TO $48 PER TON. AN ASSAY MADE BY A "CHEMICAL ASSAY METHOD" GAVE $170 PER TON, AS OPPOSED TO VALUES OF $16 OBTAINED FROM THE SAME ORE BY FIRE ASSAYING. |
|---|
| 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) | -77.73137, 38.33615 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Foliation Strikes N 28 Deg E, Dips 82 Deg E. |
| Strike | N28DEGE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 83 DEG E |
| Thickness | 4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1911 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wilderness Mining And Milling Co |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 175M |
| Overall depth | 38.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W000424 |
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, P. 82-83.
SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 17, NO. 3, P. 25-33.
SWEET, P.C., 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT, NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 21, NO. 1, P. 1-9.
1911 DIREXPL WILDERNESS MINING & MILLING CO: SUNK ADDITIONAL SHAFT AND CUT ADDITIONAL DRIFTS.
1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SITE
DIREXPL PRIOR TO 1911 SOME DEVELOPMENT TOOK PLACE, BUT NOT DESCRIBED IN LITERATURE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN 1911 A 100-FT. SHAFT WAS SUNK AND 385 FEET OF DRIFTS WERE DRIVEN. IN 1923 THE SHAFT WAS DEEPENED TO 125 FT. THERE ARE SOMEINDICATIONS OF WORK DONE PRIOR TO 1911. THE MILL WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1911 AND WAS NEVER REBUILT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1972 | Wright, Nancy A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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