| Deposit ID | 10079825 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030564 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Union Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.68387, 38.44171 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 94 |
| Relative position | 1.65 MI (2.66 KM) SW 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 | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks (Chopawamsic Formation) |
| Rock description | Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks (Chopawamsic Formation) |
| (1) | -77.68387, 38.44171 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | LENS () |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1830 |
| Year of first production | 1833 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Gold Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chesapeake Corp. Of Va. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030564 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
SILLIMAN, B., 1837, REMARKS ON SOME OF THE GOLD MINES, AND ON PARTS OF THE GOLD REGION OF VIRGINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, SERIES 1, V. 32, P. 98-133.
THE FREE LANCE, 1887, A TRIP THROUGH THE GOLD BELT OF VIRGINIA: FREDERICKSBURG, VA., V. 3, NO. 86
LONSDALE, J.T., 1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.
CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VI, P. 371.
1833 DIREXPL UNION GOLD MINING CO: DEVELOPED
1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MIN. RES.: LOCATED MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE APPARENTLY PRODUCED PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR AND, IF WORKED AFTERWARDS, WAS NOT REPORTED. ; 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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