| Lat / long: | 38.06227, -77.83442 |
| Primary: | Gold |
| Ore: | Gold |
| Orebody form: | IRREGULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1835 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Placer |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1835 |
| Host rock: | Alluvium;Chopawamsic Formation |
| Host type: | Gravel |
| Structure: | Columbia Syncline , Ne-Sw Trend |
| Tectonic: | Piedmont |
| MRDS | W030515 |
| DEP | 10079781 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: SILLIMAN, B., 1837, REMARKS ON SOME OF THE GOLD MINES, AND ON PARTS OF THE GOLD REGION OF VIRGINIA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 32, P. 108-130.}{Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.}{Deposit:: 1835 DIREXPL PLACER WORKINGS.}{Deposit:: 1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES: SITE FLOODED.}{Production:: SILLIMAN (1837)} |
| Reporter | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.), Trimble, David, C. |