| Deposit ID | 10079783 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030517 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Louisa Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.9111, 37.98088 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 137 |
| Relative position | 1.9 KM (1.2 MI) SW OF PENDLETON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Louisa(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pendleton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Richmond(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richmond(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pamunkey(hydrologic unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Louisa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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) | -77.9111, 37.98088 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1847 |
| Year of first production | 1847 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 36.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030517 |
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.
SWEET, P. C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
GOOD, R. S., FORDHAM, O. M., JR., AND HALLADAY, C. R., 1977, GEOCHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE FOR GOLD IN THE CALEDONIA AND PENDLETON QUADRANGLES IN THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 23, #2, P. 13-22.
CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 9.
1847 DIREXPL VEIN DEPOSIT DEVELOPED; IN RUINS BY 1865.
1974 RECON VA.DIV. MIN. RES.: SITE INSPECTED.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON FISHER LODE. VEIN AVERAGED 1.8 M IN WIDTH AND TRACED FOR 1.6 KM ACROSS PROPERTY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Trimble, David, C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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