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Jennings Property Mine

Past Producer in Fluvanna 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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106152
MRDS ID W030576
Record type Site
Current site name Jennings Property Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.11665, 37.83588 (WGS84)
Elevation 123
Relative position ABOUT 1.9 KM (1.2 MI) NW OF CALEDONIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fluvanna(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Caledonia(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

  • 0.8 KM (0.5 MI) OFF NNE SIDE OF STATE ROAD 610 ABOUT 1.6 KM (1.0 MI) BY ROAD NW OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 605.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Garnet 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
    Rock unit name Arvonia Formation
    Rock description Arvonia Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.11665, 37.83588
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 DEG E
    Dip 30 DEG SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
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 General Commonwealth Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • 10.6 M X 1.5 M X 1 M DEEP TRENCH CUT WITH DUMP, 4.6 M X 1.2 M X 1 M DEEP PIT WITH DUMP AND 3 OTHER PITS REPORTED AT SITE 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    TABER, S., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD BELT IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 7, 271 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

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

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS WERE EXCAVATED

Reporter information

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

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