Cocke Property Prospect

Occurrence in Fluvanna county in Virginia, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093806
MRDS ID W030573
Record type Site
Current site name Cocke Property Prospect
Alternate or previous names Cox Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.14778, 37.81227 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 6.8 KM (4.25 MI) NORTH OF COLUMBIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fluvanna(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle James-Willis(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Fluvanna

Comments on the location information

  • ON S SIDE OF STATE ROAD 605 ABOUT 0.3 KM (0.2 MI) BY ROAD W OF ITS CROSSING OF BYRD CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Biotite 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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Amphibole Schist
    Rock unit name Chopawamsic Formation;Alluvium
    Rock description Chopawamsic Formation;Alluvium
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.14778, 37.81227

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Columbia Syncline; Ne-Sw Trend

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Quartz Veins And Placer Gravels.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Guy Cocke (Owns Land South Of State Road 605)

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED TUNNEL ENTRANCE, SEVERAL SMALL CAVED DEPRESSIONS, SCOOPED OUT AREA ABOUT 12 M IN DIAMETER AND 1.2 M DEEP REPORTED 1974.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.

  • Deposit

    LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966 BASE- AND PRECIOUS- METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, J.W., MILICI, R.C., AND GREENBURG, S.S., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLUVANNA COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 79, 62 P.

  • Deposit

    CREDNER, H., 1869, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. MNG., VOL. VII, P. 42.

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CREDNER (1869) REPORTS ALLUVIAL BEDS OF AURIFEROUS SAND AND GRAVEL ARE KNOWN IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE PROPERTY? THE CONTINUATIONS OF THE "BIG SANDY VEIN," AND THE OUTCROPS OF ANOTHER VEIN, SUPPOSED TO BE THE "TELLURIUM," CROSSES THE LANDS TO THE EXTENT OF TWO MILES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1982 Trimble, David, C. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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