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Kirk Mine

Past Producer in Fauquier county in Virginia, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067228
MRDS ID VA01709
Record type Site
Current site name Kirk Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.66359, 38.49698 (WGS84)
Elevation 126

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fauquier(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Richardsville(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Fauquier

Comments on the location information

  • ON BOTH SIDES OF STATE ROAD 634, 0.7 MILE BY ROAD WEST OF ITS INTERSECTIN WITH STATE ROAD 758

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.66359, 38.49698
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne - 8w Regional Trend

Comments on the geologic information

  • PROBABLY PARALLEL VEIN TO THE VEIN SYSTEM OF FRANKLIN MINE TO THE NORTHWEST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kirk, Harry

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED SHAFT ON NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF ROAD AND CAVE TUNNEL WAS EVIDENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD IN OCT., 1987

Comments on development

  • REPORTEDLY SET UP A 10 - STAMP MILL AT THE MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1975, ROAD LOG TO SOME ABANDONED GOLD MINES OF THE GOLD - PYRITE BELT, NORTHEASTERN VI VI MIONERALS, VOL. 21, NUMBER 1, P. 1-9.

  • Deposit

    B. BARRON, 1973, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S
Deposit THE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD , WHICH CONTAINS THE CAVED TUNNEL, ETC. HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED - IT IS NOW LOT 21B. ; INFO.SRC : 5 PERS COMM; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1987 Sweet, Palmer C. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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