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Gilliam Prospect

Occurrence in Charlotte county in Virginia, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080001
MRDS ID W030876
Record type Site
Current site name Gilliam Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.52723, 37.0009 (WGS84)
Elevation 140
Relative position 7.1 KM (4.4 MI) E OF DRAKES BRANCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Charlotte(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Appomattox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Charlotte

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 60M ESE OF TWITTYS CREEK; 1.3 KM (0.8 MI) OFF THE EAST SIDE OF A FIRE ROAD ABOUT 1.9 KM (1.2 MI) BY ROAD SOUTH OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE HIGHWAY 59.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • 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)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.52723, 37.0009
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Virgilina Synclinorium

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Veins, Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Virgilina District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Gypsum Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OPEN TRENCHES, 1 TO 1.3 M WIDE AND 1.3 M DEEP, AND PILES OF QUARTZ WERE REPORTED IN 1976.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    1976 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: INSPECTED SITE

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL SEVERAL SMALL PROSPECT TRENCHES DUG

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE VEIN IS NARROW,PROBABLY 0.6 TO 1.2 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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