| Deposit ID | 10080002 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030877 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grove Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.50056, 37.01896 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 172 |
| Relative position | 5.3 KM (3.3 MI) SE OF EUREKA. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Charlotte |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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) | -78.50056, 37.01896 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinorium |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schistosity Strikes Approximately Northeast And A Dip Of 80 Deg Se. |
| Strike | N 35 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 1.7M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Gypsum Co. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 198M |
| Overall depth | 49M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030877 |
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.
POOLE, J.L., 1974, NOTES ON SOME ABANDONED COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINES IN THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 20, NO. 2, P. 10-14.
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.
1916 DIREXPL THREE SHAFTS SUNK; ORE SHIPPED TO SMELTER IN WEST NORFOLK.
1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE
DIREXPL A SHAFT AND SEVERAL PITS SUNK, BUT WORK ABANDONED BY JULY 1906.
LANEY (1917)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN EXTENDED ON SURFACE ABOUT 0.4 KM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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