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Waterman 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067550
MRDS ID W000333
Record type Site
Current site name Waterman Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.66498, 38.50032 (WGS84)
Elevation 113
Relative position 1.5 MI (2.4 KM) EAST OF MORRISVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fauquier(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Midland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Washington West(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

  • 0.3 MI (0.5 KM) OFF NE SIDE OF STATE ROAD 634 ABOUT 0.9 MI (1.4 KM) BY ROAD SE OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 806. ADJOINS FRANKLIN MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Somerville Granite
    Rock description Somerville Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Somerville Granite
    Rock description Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks;Somerville Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.66498, 38.50032
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROCK TYPES EXTRAPOLATED FROM DESCRIPTION OF FRANKLIN MINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1877
Production years AROUND 1877

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mr Isaac Waterman

Comments on the production information

  • THE LITERATURE DOESN'T MENTION ANY VOLUME OF PRODUCTION, BUT THE MINE WAS PROBABLY NEVER A LARGE PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THERE IS PROBABLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF LOW GRADE ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1974, CAVED PIT AND SHAFT, ROCK FOUNDATIONS, AND COVERED DUMPS EVIDENT. IN 1877 SEVERAL SHAFTS HAD BEEN SUNK.

Comments on development

  • BY 1877 HAD 10-STAMP MILL AND SEVERAL SHAFTS, BUT BADLY MANAGED. IN EARLY 1900'S OPERATIONS REPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORTON, J. H., 1877, ENG. MINING JOUR., VOL 24, P. 345

  • Deposit

    LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 140.

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUB. 19, 77 P.

  • Deposit

    1875 DIREXPL MR ISAAC WATERMAN, BOUGHT AND BEGAN DEVELOPMENT

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES, LOCATED SITE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD APPARENTLY FREE FROM PYRITE
Deposit SEVERAL SHAFTS WERE DEVELOPED. THE MINE WAS A 10-STAMP MILL IN 1877. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Wright, Nancy A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1979 Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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