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This collection includes records pertaining to critical minerals and elemental materials in Virginia. The records include reports, maps, geochemical and geophysical datasets, drill core logs, photographs, and other materials that describe known occurrences or prospective resource locations of 37 critical minerals meeting the criteria defined by the U.S. Department of Interior in Federal Register 2018-10667. A "critical mineral” is defined as: (1) a non-fuel mineral or mineral material essential to the economic and national security of the United States; (2) a mineral material with a supply chain that is vulnerable to disruption; (3) serving an essential function in the manufacturing of a product, the absence of...
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The Morefield Gem Mine was discovered, and mining began in 1929. During WWII, it was mined for strategic minerals. After the end of 1949, the mine was closed until 1985, and it was reopened as a “find your own gems gem mine” and mined for amazonite. 2015 was the 30th year the mine has been operating as a recreational mining operation. This site is a highly mineralized pegmatite dike having a length of 2000 feet and a projected depth of about 300 feet. It was mined historically for mica, tantalite, amazonite, and massive topaz. It is world-famous for the amazonite. As mining progresses underground, rock is hoisted, stockpiled, and spread on the surface for collecting. As of 2023 the mine is closed. Virginia Department...
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Amazonite,
Amelia County Virginia,
Gem Mine,
Historic Mine,
Morefield Gem Mine, All tags...
ndc_collection,
underground mine, Fewer tags
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