| Deposit ID | 10079429 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028966 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burnett Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Staples Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.45917, 37.56173 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 149 |
| Relative position | 2.17 KM (1.35 MI) NORTH OF DILLWYN ON THE WEST SIDE OF GOLD MINE BRANCH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Buckingham(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Buckingham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | IN 1865 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF ORE REMOVED FROM THE SHAFT WAS VALUED AT ?1.00, EQUIVALENT TO $20 PER TON. |
|---|
| 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 | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Chopawamsic Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -78.45917, 37.56173 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Arvonia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend |
| Strike | N.45 DEG. E. |
|---|---|
| Dip | SE |
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1881 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burnett Mining And Milling Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Westvaco |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 27.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028966 |
TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, 271 P.
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.
CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 72.
HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD: KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.
1881 DIREXPL BURNETT MINING AND MILLING CO.- SUNK SHAFT AND TUNNEL, MINED
DIREXPL ? - DUG SHAFT, MINED?
1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MIN. RES.- SITE INSPECTED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKE IS APPROXIMATE; DIP IS NEAR VERTICAL, INCLINED TOWARD SE; SAME VEIN AS THE LONDON AND VIRGINIA VEIN. THE COUNTRY ROCK IS A QUARTZ-SERICITE SCHIST IMPREGNATED WITH FINE-GRAINED PYRITE, SIMILAR IN EVERY WAY TO THE ROCK OCCURRING ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE VEIN AT THE BUCKINGHAM MINE. THE QUARTZITE IS VERY SCHISTOSE AND CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE SERICITE AND IRON OXIDE, AS WELL AS FREE GOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Trimble, David, C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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