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Burwell Prospect

Occurrence in Mecklenburg county in Virginia, United States with commodities Tungsten, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Bismuth, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080126
MRDS ID W031209
Record type Site
Current site name Burwell Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.45417, 36.54646 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Relative position 3.5 KM (2.2 MI) NNE OF TUNGSTEN, N. C.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mecklenburg(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tungsten(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greensboro(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Mecklenburg

Comments on the location information

  • 1.6 KM (1.0 MI) NORTH ALONG RIDGE FROM END OF PRIVATE ROAD, 1.0 KM (0.6 MI) BY ROAD NW FROM JUNCTION WITH N.C. STATE ROAD, 3.0 KM (1.9 MI) BY ROAD SE OF JUNCTION WITH N.C. EXTENSION OF VA STATE ROAD 825. VEIN SYSTEM AND WORKINGS CONTINUE SOUTHEAST ALONG RIDGE FOR 0.9 KM (0.6 MI).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VEIN MINERALIZATION IS SPORADIC. GALENA CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNTS OF BISMUTH, TELLURIUM, AND SILVER.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bindheimite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Huebnerite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES FROM USBM DRILL HOLES 37 & 40 AND TRENCHES 134-138 SHOWED 0% WO3 WITH PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND GALENA (MCINTOSH, 1948).

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Albite Granodiorite
    Rock description Albite Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Albite Granodiorite
    Rock description Albite Granodiorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Metamorphosed Granitic Rock
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Homocline, Ne-Sw Trend
Type of structure Local
Structure description Spewmarrow Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR, PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike NW
    Dip 70 DEG NE
    Length 300M
    Width 2.4M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 44.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • GRANODIORITE SHOWN ON GEOLOGIC MAP OF VIRGINIA (1963) AS "REDOAK GRANITE." IGNEOUS ORIGIN OF GRANODIORITE IS QUESTIONABLE (PARKER, 1963).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1943

Mining district

District name Hamme Tungsten

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Southern Aggregates Corp. (R. G. Lassiter)

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONFINED TO EXPLORATORY TRENCHING. IN 1973, TRENCH (24 M X 8 M X 6 M DEEP) EVIDENT ON NORTHERN-MOST VEIN.

Comments on development

  • PRESENCE OF WOLFRAMITE FIRST REPORTED IN DISTRICT IN 1901, BUT INTENSIVE EXPLORATION NOT BEGUN UNTIL 1942. DISCOVERY OF BURWELL VEIN NOT DELINEATED; HOWEVER IN 1943 VEINS PROSPECTED BY SOUTHERN AGGREGATES CORP. BY SURFACE MINING TECHNIQUES. IN 1943, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES EXPLORED SOUTHERN PORTION OF VEIN SYSTEM BY TRENCHING AND DRILLING. IN 1944, SOUTHERN AGGREGATES CORP. CARRIED OUT EXPLORATORY DRILLING PROGRAM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: MCINTOSH (1948)

  • Deposit

    ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1947, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF VANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 948-A, 17 P.

  • Deposit

    LAURENCE, R.A., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS, IN RIDGE, J.D. (ED), ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, VOL. I: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 155-168.

  • Deposit

    MCINTOSH, F.K., 1948, INVESTIGATION OF THE HAMME TUNGSTEN DISTRICT, VANCE COUNTY, N.C., AND MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VA.: U.S. BUREAU MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4380, 6 P.

  • Deposit

    PARKER, J.M., III, 1963, GEOLOGIC SETTING OF THE HAMME TUNGSTEN DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1122-G, 69 P.

  • Deposit

    1943 DIREXPL SOUTHERN AGGREGATES CORP.: EXP. SURFACE MINING

  • Deposit

    1943 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES: TRENCHING & DRILLING.

  • Deposit

    1943 GEOLMAP G.H. ESPENSHADE: BULLETIN ISSUED.

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP J.M. PARKER: BULLETIN ISSUED.

  • Deposit

    1973 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: SITE INSPECTED.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS EXPLORED BY USBM (MCINTOSH, 1948) PROBABLY EQUIVALENT TO BARREN QUARTZ VEINS AS SHOWN BY PARKER (1963). QUARTZ-HUEBNERITE VEINS LOCATED TO NW OF AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit WIDTH AND DEPTH BASED ON USBM DATA (MCINTOSH, 1948) AND LENGTH BASED ON MAP BY ESPENSHADE (1947, PLATE 1). NORTHERN MOST VEIN STRIKES ALMOST E-W.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-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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