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Liberty 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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067555
MRDS ID W000339
Record type Site
Current site name Liberty Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.67692, 38.45337 (WGS84)
Elevation 94
Relative position 1.25 MI (2.01 KM) WNW OF GOLDVEIN.

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

  • 0.05 MI (0.80 KM) OFF NW SIDE OF STATE ROAD 651, 0.85 MI (1.37 KM) BY ROAD WSW OF JUNCTION WITH US HWY 17.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
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 > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Somerville Granite
    Rock description Somerville Granite
  • 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) -77.67692, 38.45337
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend

Ore body information

  • Width 1.8M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE DEPOSIT IS NEAR THE SCHIST'S CONTACT WITH THE GRANITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1834
Production years AROUND 1868

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Chesapeake Corp Of Va

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION MAINLY DURING 1830'S THRU 1860'S.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THERE IS PROBABLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF LOW GRADE ORE STILL IN THE AREA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 11M

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1974, CAVED SHAFT, ABOUT TWELVE CAVED PITS, AND "HORNET BALLS" WERE NOTED. TWO SHAFTS WERE SUNK AND NUMEROUS PITS DUG DURING THE MINES OPERATION. IN OCTOBER, 1987, SOIL HAS BEEN PUSHED UP AGAINST THE "HORNET BALLS" AND A NEW HOUSE (FULLER) HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED ON THE OLD PLANT SITE.

Comments on development

  • MINE WAS OPENED IN 1834. BY 1865 A MILL CONTAINING 12 STAMPS{ ONE CRUSHING APPARATUS, WITH 2 ROLLING BALLS OF 1,000 POUNDS EACH, WHICH MOVE IN A PAN{ 2 CHILEAN MILLS FOR AMALGAMATION AND GRINDING ORE{ SIFTING APPARATUS{ ONE AMALGAMATOR WORKING IN CONNECTION WITH SHAPING TUBES{ AND ONE 70-HORSEPOWER ENGINE. IN 1868 THE LIBERTY MINING CO. EXPANDED DEVELOPMENT. THE MINE WAS CLOSED AND IN DISREPAIR BY 1887. A SECOND SHAFT (THE FIRST SHAFT WAS SUNK TO A DEPTH OF 11 M (35 FT) IN 1868) WAS SUNK IN 1912/1913. A LITTTE PROSPECTING TOOK PLACE IN 1922 AND IN 1935 THE 11 M SHAFT WAS CLEANED OUT, BUT NOTHING OF VALUE WAS FOUND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LONSDALE, J. T., 1927, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, P. 79

  • Deposit

    LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 81

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 371.

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS PP 213, 152 P.

  • Deposit

    1834 DIREXPL FIRST DEVELOPMENT OF MINE

  • Deposit

    1868 DIREXPL LIBERTY MINING CO: EXPANDED DEVELOPMENT

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: LOCATED SITE

  • Production

    LUTTRELL REFERENCE.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN IS 1.2 TO 1.8 M (4 TO 6 FT) WIDE, AND CARRIES GOLD AND PYRITE?
Deposit IN 1868 THERE WERE A 12-STAMP MILL, 2 CHILEAN MILLS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, IN ADDITION TO A 35-FOOT TIMBERED SHAFT AND CAVED PITS. THE MINE WAS REOPENED IN JUNE, 1935. A 35 FT. SHAFT WAS SUNK, BUT NOTHING OF VALUE WAS FOUND. A LITTLE PROSPECTING WAS ALSO DONE IN 1922. ; 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-DEC-1987 Sweet, Palmer C. U.S. Geological Survey

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