| Deposit ID | 10106157 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030621 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Toler Property Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.09277, 37.81199 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 104 |
| Relative position | 0.95 MI (1.53 KM) 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 |
| 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 | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Arvonia Formation;Alluvium |
| Rock description | Arvonia Formation;Alluvium |
| (1) | -78.09277, 37.81199 |
|---|
| 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 | 1869 |
| Year of first production | 1869 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | K. Blakey |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.8M |
| Overall depth | 12.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030621 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P.
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 271 P.
CREDNER, H., 1868-69, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MINING, VOL. 7, P. 42.
1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: LOCATED SITE.
DIREXPL THREE QUARTZ VEINS DEVELOPED (PRIOR TO 1869).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE QUARTZ VEINS WER DEVEOLPED. THE FIRST, NEAREST THE ROAD, WAS OF GREAT THICKNESS, BUT INFERIOR QUALITY. A SECOND PARALLEL ONE, WHICH WAS WORKED BY THE 12.8 M SHAFT AND OPEN PITS, YIELDED VERY FAIR ORE. AND THE THIRD PARALLEL VEIN CARRIED QUARTZ FULL OF IRON OXIDE AND CONTAINED VISIBLE GOLD. IN ADDITION, THE RIDGE TOP AND SLOPES WERE COVERED WITH QUARTZ BOULDERS SHOWIVG FREE GOLD. AND ALONG THE CREEK GOLD PLACERS EXISTED WHICH WERE EXTENSIVELY AND SUCCESSFULTY WORKED. |
| 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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.