| Deposit ID | 10080028 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030910 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kay Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.77668, 36.69257 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 107 |
| Relative position | 3.7 KM (2.3 MI) NE 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 | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY FROM IRON KING ASSAY CO (SEP 1985) INDICATES: 0.005 OZ AU/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.25 OZ AG/TON. ASSAYS OF SELECTED ORE: 4-30% CU, 1-7 OZ AG AND AS HIGH AS 0.05 OZ AU PER TON |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Aaron Formation (Lower Member) |
| Rock description | Aaron Formation (Lower Member) |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Aaron Formation (Lower Member) |
| Rock description | Aaron Formation (Lower Member) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -78.77668, 36.69257 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinorium |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schistosity Strikes N. 6 To 12 Deg. E. And Dips 57-75 Deg Se. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kay Mine Smelting Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Army Corps Of Engineers/Kay Mine Smelting Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030910 |
SRC.REF: LANEY (1917)
KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.
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.
1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.
DIREXPL KAY MINE SMELTING CO.: SUNK TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS AND SEVERAL PITS.
LANEY (1917)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS AT THIS PROSPECT ARE NOT AS WELL-DEFINED AS ELSEWHERE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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