| Deposit ID | 10079818 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030556 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cool Spring Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Stringfellow Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.67109, 38.46143 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 88 |
| Relative position | 1.25 MI (2.01 KM) NW OF GOLDVEIN. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Fauquier |
| 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) | -77.67109, 38.46143 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shirley, William |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Chesapeake Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030556 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
DUNLOP, J.P., 1916, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES IN 1914., (MINES REPORT)., IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1914, PART 1-METALS: P. 139-163.
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.
1875 STRINGFELLOW MINING CO.
1878 DIREXPL WILLIAM SHIRLEY, PROSPECTED
1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN RES, LOCATED MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRINGFELLOW MINING CO SOLD 754 ACRES TO WILLIAM SHIRLEY IN 1878. IN 1914 SAID TO BE IDLE. SOLD IN 1917 AT PUBLIC AUCTION. ORIGINAL SALE PROBABLY INCLUDED LAND OF LITTLE ELLIOT MINE. IN 1879, BOUNDED ON NORTH BY WYKOFF TRACT,ON WEST BY LAND OWNED BY MS. MEREDITH ESKRIDGE AND ON SOUTH BY THE LIBERTY GOLD MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-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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