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Fleming Mine

Past Producer in Goochland 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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079858
MRDS ID W030602
Record type Site
Current site name Fleming Mine
Alternate or previous names Hodge's Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.05554, 37.86505 (WGS84)
Elevation 146
Relative position 0.88 KM (0.55 MI) NE OF TABSCOTT.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Goochland

Comments on the location information

  • 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) OFF SE SIDE OF STATE ROAD 605 ABOUT 0.88 KM (0.55 MI) BY ROAD NE OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 603.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

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 > Amphibole Schist
    Rock unit name Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
    Rock description Arvonia Formation;Alluvium
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.05554, 37.86505
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Columbia Syncline; Ne-Sw Trend

Ore body information

  • Strike N 61 DEG E
    Dip 45 DEG SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Quartz Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1835
Year of first production 1835

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • REPORTEDLY CONSISTED OF A SERIES OF OLD SHAFTS AND PITS EXTENDING FOR 137 M DIRECTED N 60 DEG E, WITH 2 OLD SHAFTS 18.3 M AND 10.7 M DEEP (TABER, 1913); ABOUT 5 CAVED PITS, COVERED DUMPS REPORTED 1974.

Comments on development

  • THE PLACER GRAVELS ON THIS PROPERTY ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN WASHED DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF GOLD MINING IN THE DISTRICT (1835?). GENERAL COOK STARTED UNDERGROUND WORK IN 1846 AND ERECTED A 6-STAMP MILL WHICH YIELDED AT TIMES AS MUCH AS $200 PER DAY. IN 1848 THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD TO THE L'AIGLE D'OR COMPANY OF NEW YORK. LITTLE DEVELOPMENT WORK WAS ATTEMPTED UNTIL AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, WHEN THE MINE WAS REOPENED BY SEVERAL SMALL SHAFTS. IN 1910 ALL OF THE OPENINGS WERE INACCESSIBLE. (THE L'AIGLE D'OR COMPANY MAY HAVE BEEN THE L'LAIGLE D'OR COMPANY.)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROWN, C.B., 1937, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 48, 68 P.

  • Deposit

    TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 7, 271 P.

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.

  • Deposit

    HAMMETT, A.B.J., 1966, THE HISTORY OF GOLD, KERRVILLE, TEXAS, BRASWELL PRINTING CO., 107 P.

  • Deposit

    CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 26.

  • Deposit

    1835 DIREXPL PLACER GRAVELS WORKED

  • Deposit

    1846 DIREXPL GENERAL COOK; 6-STAMP MILL ERECTED

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE AND DIP REFER TO SCHISTOSITY
Deposit IN ITS EARLY HISTORY CALLED HODGE'S MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1982 Trimble, David, C. U.S. Geological Survey

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