| Deposit ID | 10080027 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030909 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | High Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.75918, 36.66007 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 139 |
| Relative position | 4.6 KM (2.85 MI) ESE OF OMEGA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Halifax(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Omega(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Dan(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Halifax |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Orthoclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | AVG ORE: 2% CU, 1 OZ AG PER TON (IN 1904 CONCENTRATES CARRIED $4 PER TON IN GOLD) |
|---|
| 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) | -78.75918, 36.66007 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinorium |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schistosity Of Rock Is N 15 Deg E. And Dips 80 Deg Se. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 4.6M |
| Length | 4800M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1899 |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Virginia Copper Co., Ltd. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Virginia Rocks And Minerals Corp. |
| Year | 1905 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1899-1905 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE CU/AG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^3% Cu, Ag | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 703M |
| Overall depth | 107M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030909 |
SRC.REF: LANEY (1917)
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.
NEWBERRY, A.W., ROOS, A., ROBERTSON, A.F., DAHNERS, L.A. AND COHEN, C.J., 1948, INVESTIGATION OF THE VIRGILINA COPPER DISTRICT, VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4384, 12 P.
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.
KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.
WATSON, T.L., 1907, COPPER, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, P. 491-519.
1899 DIREXPL A.W. GRAHAM AND W.T. HARRIS: SUNK 14 PITS AND SHAFTS, SELLING TO VIRGINIA COPPER CO., LTD. IN 1900, WHO CONDUCTED FURTHER WORK UNTIL CLOSING DOWN IN 1904.}1907 DIREXPL VIRGINIA COPPER CO., LTD: RE-OPENED MINE BUT RE-CLOSED SAME YEAR.}1942 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE EXPLORATIONS BY CLEANING OUT SOME SHAFTING AND CONDUCTING DIAMOND-DRILL OPERATIONS AND DIGGING TRENCHES
NEWBERRY AND OTHERS (1948), WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH TO BOTTOM IN EXCESS OF 101 M. THE WESTERN VEIN IS REFERRED TO AS THE HIGH HILL VEIN AND IS THE MOST EXTENSIVE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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