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Walnut Grove Mine

Past Producer in Louisa county in Virginia, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106148
MRDS ID W030527
Record type Site
Current site name Walnut Grove Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.9311, 37.96366 (WGS84)
Elevation 133
Relative position 4.42 KM (2.75 MI) SW OF PENDLETON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Louisa(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pendleton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Richmond(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richmond(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pamunkey(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Louisa

Comments on the location information

  • 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) OFF WEST SIDE OF STATE ROAD 605 0.40 KM (0.25 MI) BY ROAD NORTH OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 758.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AURIFEROUS IRON OXIDE = WEATHERED PYRITE (?)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.9311, 37.96366
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1845
Discoverer George Fisher
Year of first production 1845

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • MR. FISHER REPORTED THAT WITH THE HELP OF FIVE HANDS AND NINE STAMPS HE OBTAINED $100 PER DAY.

Comments on the workings information

  • A CAVED SHAFT, SIX CAVED PITS, AND COVERED DUMPS EVIDENT IN 1974.

Comments on development

  • DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1845 BY GEORGE FISHER, AFTER WHOM THE FISHER LODE WAS PROBABLY NAMED. A 16-STAMP MILL WAS OPERATED BEFORE 1865. THE MILL CONTAINED IN ADDITION TO THE STAMPS, TWO CHILIAN MILLS, ENGINE AND TWO BOILERS. ; ECON.COM: 16-STAMP MILL OPERATED PRIOR TO 1865.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CREDNER, H., 1868, REPORT OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE GOLD FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: AMER. JOUR. NG., VOL. VI, P. 407.

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL MINE OPERATED PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR.

  • Production

    CREDNER (1868).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON THE FISHER LODE. QUARTZ VEIN WAS 0.6 TO 1.5 M (2 TO 5 FT) THICK, AND CONSISTED OF LIGHT YELLOW FRIABLE QUARTZ, CARRYING AURIFEROUS IRON OXIDE AND FREE GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1981 Trimble, David, C. U.S. Geological Survey

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