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Powell's Prospect

Prospect in Spotsylvania 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 10079435
MRDS ID W028976
Record type Site
Current site name Powell's Prospect
Alternate or previous names Powells Prospect, Jerdones Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.7472, 38.2081 (WGS84)
Elevation 108
Relative position 3.15 KM (1.95 MI) SW OF THE OLD SHADY GROVE CHURCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spotsylvania(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brokenburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mattaponi(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Spotsylvania

Comments on the location information

  • 1.3 KM (0.8 MI) ALONG LOGGING ROAD OFF THE NW SIDE OF STATE ROAD 612 (PAMUNKEY ROLLING ROAD), 3.2 KM (2.0 MI) BY ROAD SW OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 608.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

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 Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Quantico Slate
    Rock description Quantico Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.7472, 38.2081
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1867

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

  • NO PRODUCTION DATA AVAILABLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • RECONNAISSANCE DISCLOSED A CAVED PIT, HILLSIDE TRENCH AND SCATTERED QUARTZ IN 1974.

Comments on development

  • PROSPECT PROBABLY WORKED PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR; LOCATION SHOWN ON AN 1867 MAP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VDMR PUB 19, 77 P

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LITTLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THIS PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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