| Deposit ID | 10106155 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030600 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eades Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Ead's Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.09027, 37.81144 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 104 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.8 KM (1.1 MI) SE OF CALEDONIA. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Goochland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| 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 | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Alluvium;Arvonia Formation |
| Rock description | Alluvium;Arvonia Formation |
| (1) | -78.09027, 37.81144 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline: Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blakey, K. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030600 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE, 1865, THE NATURAL WEALTH OF VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, V. 32, NO. 187, P. 32-42
TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.
BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P.
CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 26.
1885 DIREXPL PLACER MINE OPERATED
1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE TELLURIUM VEIN WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED CROSSING THIS PROPERTY. PROSPECT PITS HAD FURNISHED SPECIMENS OF VERY RICH GOLD ORE WHEN VISITED BY CREDNER IN 1869. |
| Deposit | ASSOCIATED WITH BIG BIRD MINE, LANCELOT MARKS MINE AND LAURY MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Trimble, David, C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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