| Deposit ID | 10079998 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030873 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barnes Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Barnes Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.68363, 36.74813 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 99 |
| Relative position | 4.0 KM (2.5 MI) NE OF AND ACROSS THE ROANOKE RIVER FROM DAYBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Charlotte(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buffalo Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Roanoke(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Charlotte |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY FROM IRON KING ASSAY CO. IN MARCH 1986 INDICATES <0.001 AU/TON AND <0.01 AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| Rock description | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| Rock description | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| (1) | -78.68363, 36.74813 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinorium, Ne-Sw Trend |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schistosity Strikes N. 30 E And Dips 70-80 Deg. Se. |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N. 30 DEG. E. |
| Dip | 70-80 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 1.5M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1700 |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burrus Land And Lumber Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.013HA |
| Length | 34.1M |
| Overall depth | 38.7M |
| Overall length | 23.41M |
| Overall width | 4.9M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030873 |
LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.
1700 DIREXPL REPORTEDLY COPPER WAS EXTRACTED IN PERIOD 1700-1750
1881 DIREXPL SMALL AMOUNT OF PROSPECTING
1898 DIREXPL WORKINGS CLEANED OUT AND MORE PROSPECTING DONE.
LANEY (1917)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1700(?) |
| Deposit | 18TH CENTURY MINING SAID TO ACCOUNT FOR UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS FOUND IN 1881. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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