Allah Cooper Mine
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Details: These are the abandoned mine tailing piles, so if they are on private party you should get permission. For more details go to the Travel Channels Treasure Wiki for Virginia page. It says: "General description: Examination of the mine dumps in January, 2003, revealed sphalerite, linarite, galena,gold, chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyromorphite, pyrophyllite, and wulfenite. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Handy to bring along: 1. Rock hammer 2. Bucket 3. Shovel 4. Gloves 5. Safety glasses
Helpful notes to newcomers: The mineral specimens are found in the abandoned tailing piles. Be sure to get permission to collect on private property."
Directions: For directions go to the Travel Channels Treasure Wiki for Virginia page. It says: "The mine is located in Louisa County, Virginia approximately 5.5 miles northeast of the town of Mineral on Blackwater Branch, a tributary of Contrary Creek Additional information can be found at: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Virginia Minerals publication".
A blog features some details at this site: http://mineralbliss.blogspot.com/2009/05/allah-cooper-little-ray-and-redmond.html: "After asking around, it didn't take me long to learn of a rockpile---very likely the biggest and easiest to access--- along Contrary Creek a hundred yards or so west of the bridge where Route 522 crosses it about five miles north of Mineral, Virgina. Just south of the bridge is a spur that's convenient for pulling off and parking. Less than an hour of crawling about, rock hammer in hand, proved sufficient for uncovering plenty of pyrite, chalcopyrite, and malachite. I departed with a couple small rocks and limited confidence that additional time would have enabled me to find any of the secondary lead minerals that have received so much attention. "
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): (38°4'26"N, 77°51'34"W)
or (38.073888, -77.859444)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is intended to be approximate or best guess.)
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=104190
Tags: sphalerite linarite galena gold chalcopyrite pyrite pyromorphite pyrophyllite wulfenite allah cooper mine louisa county abandoned tailing piles mineral virginia
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