| Deposit ID | 10096552 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030916 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wall Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Wall Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.77724, 36.60951 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 158 |
| Relative position | 2.7 KM (1.7 MI) NW OF RED BANK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Halifax(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virgilina(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 |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | VEIN CARRIES FROM 0.2-3.% CU (WEED, 1911). |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| 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) | -78.77724, 36.60951 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinorium |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schistosity Strikes N. 25 Deg. E And Has A Vertical Dip. A Synorogenic Reverse Fault Is Located About 300 M To The East (Dipping East). |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL () |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.7M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1911 |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Halifax Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 27M |
| Overall depth | 41M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030916 |
KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.
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.
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.
WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.
1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.
DIREXPL HALIFAX MINING CO.: SANK 41M SHAFT.
LANEY (1917), WEED (1911)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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