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Appomattox River Prospect

Occurrence in Appomattox county in Virginia, United States with commodities Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080096
MRDS ID W031169
Record type Site
Current site name Appomattox River Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.67723, 37.35117 (WGS84)
Elevation 160
Relative position 3.5 KM (2.2 MI) NORTHWEST OF HIXBURG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Appomattox(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pamplin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Appomattox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Appomattox(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Appomattox

Comments on the location information

  • 0.7 KM (0.45 MI) NORTH ON STATE ROAD 618 FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 617, TO A FIELD ROAD ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF 618. THE FIRST OPENING IS ABOUT 240 M (790 FT) SOUTHWEST OF 618, ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE DRAINAGE VALLEY. OTHER OPENINGS EXTEND ON STRIKE TO THE SOUTHWEST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PYRITE IS ABUNDANT IN THE ROCKS AT SEVERAL OF THE PITS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Chopawamsic Formation
    Rock description Chopawamsic Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.67723, 37.35117
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE, POD
    Strike APPROXIMATELY N 35 DEG E
    Dip NEARLY VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1861

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner H. G. Lawson

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 640M

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT CONSISTS OF ABOUT 15 PITS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH IS 3.7 M (12 FT) IN DIAMETER AND 2.4 M (8 FT) DEEP.

Comments on development

  • THE PROSPECT WAS WORKED BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR, BUT VERY LITTLE GOLD WAS RECOVERED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY FILE - VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ, SCHIST AND GNEISS ARE PRESENT IN THE DUMPS AT EACH PIT.
Deposit NOT MUCH IS KNOWN OF THE HISTORY OF THIS PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit Discovery Year: PRE-CIVIL WAR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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