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Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
440 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
210 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
112 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
68 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
55 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
28 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Goochland County (61) · Spotsylvania County (53) · Louisa County (50) · Fluvanna County (49) · Buckingham County (48) · Orange County (33) · Fauquier County (27) · Culpeper County (23) · Stafford County (13) · Halifax County (13) · Floyd County (10) · Prince William County (8) · Grayson County (7) · Montgomery County (5) · Charlotte County (4) · Pittsylvania County (4) · Nelson County (3) · Carroll County (3) · Albemarle County (3) · Loudoun County (2) · Patrick County (2) · Cumberland County (2) · Campbell County (2) · Botetourt County (2) · Fairfax County (2) · Rockbridge County (1) · Warren County (1) · Appomattox County (1) · Page County (1) · Bedford County (1) · Smyth County (1) · Amherst County (1) · Mecklenburg County (1) · Franklin city (1) · Henry County (1) · Harrisonburg (City) County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hill Mine | Copper | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.660, -78.759 |
| Cofer Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Bismuth, Bornite, Boulangerite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Electrum, Galena, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 38.050, -77.875 |
| Johnson Mine | Copper, Iron | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.693, -78.301 |
| Margaret Mine | Iron | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.696, -78.298 |
| McKenna Mine | Iron | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.696, -78.298 |
| Daniel's Mine | Copper, Gold | Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Gold, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.994, -78.543 |
| Kay Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.693, -78.777 |
| Seaboard Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.591, -78.777 |
| Barnes Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.748, -78.684 |
| Gooney-Manor Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.883, -78.241 |
| Unnamed Pge Occurrence | Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Platinum, Zinc, Palladium, Lead, Gold | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 39.021, -77.603 |
| Waller Mine | Gold | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 37.858, -78.055 |
| Marion Miller Prospect | Gold, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.588, -81.669 |
| Epperson Prospect | Copper, Iron, Gold, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver | Occurrence | 36.638, -80.428 |
| Walton Mine | Gold | Boulangerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.029, -77.903 |
| Tinder Mine | Gold | Boulangerite, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.064, -77.872 |
| Yankee Horseridge Gold Prospect | Tin, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Thorium | Cassiterite, Gold, Pyrite | Occurrence | 37.813, -79.193 |
| London and Virginia Mine | Gold | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite | Past Producer | 37.551, -78.464 |
| Stith Mine | Copper, Silver | Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.646, -78.345 |
| Franklin Mine | Gold | Chalcocite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 38.503, -77.661 |
| Lightfoot Mine | Gold, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 37.703, -78.375 |
| Moss Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite | Past Producer | 37.848, -78.085 |
| Greenwood Prospect | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold | Occurrence | 38.343, -77.724 |
| Vaucluse Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Marcasite | Past Producer | 38.354, -77.729 |
| United States Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 38.357, -77.621 |
| Hunter Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 38.014, -77.912 |
| Hemmer Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.020, -77.909 |
| Marva Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 38.160, -77.801 |
| Roney Prospect | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 38.211, -77.762 |
| Grindstone Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.194, -77.766 |
| Dickey, G.S., Prospect | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 37.696, -78.144 |
| New Grindstone Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.198, -77.777 |
| Allah Cooper Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.074, -77.859 |
| Stockton Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.011, -77.884 |
| Melville Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.361, -77.724 |
| Cabin Branch Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.575, -77.348 |
| Edison Ridge Occurrence | Copper, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold | Occurrence | 36.783, -78.651 |
| Ford Mine | Gold, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 37.694, -78.382 |
| Ellis Mine | Gold, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 38.413, -77.694 |
| Snead Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Hemimorphite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.780, -78.257 |
| Bishop Mine | Manganese | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Psilomelane, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.151, -79.319 |
| Old Tinder Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 38.278, -77.865 |
| Dickey Tract Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 38.280, -77.862 |
| Morrow Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 37.496, -78.493 |
| Young American Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Sylvanite, Tetradymite | Past Producer | 37.823, -78.089 |
| Tices Mill Prospect | Copper, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 37.100, -80.221 |
| Camp Kiwanianna Prospect | Zinc, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 37.117, -80.201 |
| Brinton Mine | Arsenic | Copper | Past Producer | 37.057, -80.256 |
| Osborne Prospect | Gold, Copper | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | 36.607, -81.523 |
| Lester Mcalexander Mine | Gold | Galena, Gold | Past Producer | 36.990, -80.405 |
| Whitehall Mine | Gold | Galena, Gold | Past Producer | 38.239, -77.738 |
| Black Run Prospect | Gold | Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 36.967, -80.366 |
| Page Mine | Gold | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.848, -78.227 |
| Rye Valley Mining Company Mine | Lead, Zinc | Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.779, -81.422 |
| Big Bird Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 37.811, -78.090 |
| Busby Mine | Gold | Gold | Producer | 37.851, -78.079 |
| Chatlier Prospect | Gold | Gold | Occurrence | 37.839, -78.103 |
| Collins Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 37.815, -78.078 |
| Goochland Prospect | Gold | Gold | Occurrence | 37.817, -78.050 |
| Duke Property Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 37.811, -78.096 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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