| Deposit ID | 10079853 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030597 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Collins Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.07832, 37.81533 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 91 |
| Relative position | 1.55 MI (2.49 KM) EAST OF CALEDONIA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Goochland(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Caledonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Willis(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Goochland |
| 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 | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Alluvium;Arvonia Formation |
| Rock description | Alluvium;Arvonia Formation |
| (1) | -78.07832, 37.81533 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1829 |
| Discoverer | Geo. Fisher (?) |
| Year of first production | 1830 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Powhatan Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Westvaco |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030597 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 17, NO. 3, P 25-33.
BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 48, 68 P.
TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.
HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD, KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.
CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 27.
1830 DIREXPL STEVE COLLINS, PLACER OPERATION
1934 DIREXPL POWHATAN MINING CO., PLACER OPERATION
1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES., MINE LOCATED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CREDNER (1869) REPORTED THAT THE OUTCROP OF A VEIN FROM 0.6 TO 1.8 M (2 TO 6 FT) WIDE, AND SUPPOSED TO BE THE CONTINUATION OF THE BELZORO, HAD BEEN OPENED BY FOUR CUTS, WHICH HAD FURNISHED RICH AURIFEROUS QUARTZ? HE ALSO REPORTED EXTENSIVE GOLD PLACERS ON THE PROPERTY. |
| Deposit | SITUATED ON EAST SIDE OF BELZORO MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Meintzer (D.C. Levan) Robert E | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Trimble, David, C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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