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Jacks Hill Mine

Occurrence in Nelson county in Virginia, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082566
MRDS ID W055410
Record type Site
Current site name Jacks Hill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.06502, 37.77199 (WGS84)
Elevation 323

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nelson(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Massies Mill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Nelson

Comments on the location information

  • 0.15 MILES OFF E SIDE OF STATE ROAD 666 APPROXIMATELY 0.7 MILES BY ROAD NE OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 827. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.2 OZ. AG/TON (IRON KING ASSAY, INC.-1985).

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 Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Pedlar
    Rock description Pedlar
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.06502, 37.77199
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1925

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 1.52M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPRESSION 12 FT IN DIAMETER AND A SECOND DEPRESSION 6 FT IN DIAMETER; CAVED TUNNEL-1985. HILSIDE DUMP COVERED BY WHITE AND IRON-STAINED TO SMOKY QUARTZ.

Comments on development

  • REPORTEDLY A TUNNEL INTO THE HILLSIDE IN THE EARLY 1900'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FLEMING, R., 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    ANGUS, G., 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C. AND LOVETT, J.A., 1985, VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL.31, NO.4, P.41-52.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1987 Sweet, Palmer C. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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