| Deposit ID | 10080031 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030914 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pontiac Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pontiac Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.76807, 36.63146 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 145 |
| Relative position | 5.72 KM (3.55 MI) SE 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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| 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) | -78.76807, 36.63146 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinorium |
| Strike | N 22 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 55 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 1.5M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1914 |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pontiac Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 21.3M |
| Overall depth | 61.9M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030914 |
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 22 NO. 3 PP. 25-34.
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.
KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.
1903 DIREXPL PONTIAC MINING CO.; ABANDONED PROSPECT.
1976 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; INSPECTED SITE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 SEPARATE VEINS WERE PROSPECTED. GLASCOCK VEIN WIDTH VARIES FROM 1 TO 2 M; THE TUCK VEIN VARIES FROM ABOUT 9 CM TO 1 M IN WIDTH. CU MINERALIZATION IS THE SAME FOR BOTH VEINS, EXCEPT THE TUCK VEIN HAS LESS CHALCOPYRITE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: PRE-WW1 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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