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VIRGINIA LOCAL FIELD REGION

Northern Virginia Historic Mining Belt Rockhounding Guide

Historic gold and quarry geology under private/park protection.

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Northern Virginia Historic Mining Belt local map

Explore nearby Virginia records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Historic pegmatite mine context. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Historic pegmatite mine context

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.

Mapped leads in Northern Virginia Historic Mining Belt

The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.

Research8.8 mi

Roney Prospect

Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper

USGS Research
Research10.9 mi

United States Mine

Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Vanadium

USGS Research
Research11.0 mi

Eagle Mine

Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead

USGS Research
Research11.2 mi

Marva Prospect

Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver

USGS Research
Research13.0 mi

Melville Mine

Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Arsenic

USGS Research
Research15.6 mi

Ellis Mine

Gold, Copper

USGS Research
Research17.5 mi

Tinder Mine

Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony

USGS Research
Research18.1 mi

Sulphur Mine

Iron, Copper, Zinc, Lead

USGS Research

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