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Post by CKB69 on Oct 26, 2007 20:35:35 GMT -5
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Post by sapphiregirl on Oct 29, 2007 17:18:51 GMT -5
Al should donate it to Global warming solutions. Haha.
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Post by writerman2255 on Nov 1, 2007 18:44:15 GMT -5
My sister lives across the street from a man who has all sorts of Elmwood connections, he was the mayor or something, and worked as a manager in the mine for years. I'm still working with him and trying to get us some permission if possible, to visit the mine and go through tailings. I'll keep you posted. Tom.
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Post by jewelonly on Nov 2, 2007 11:59:33 GMT -5
How wonderful, CKB69! Now, we can hope to dig, someday, at this famous site, rather than simply dreaming about it...(smiling)
Thank you, Tom, for working toward that purpose.
Leah
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Post by CKB69 on Nov 2, 2007 21:59:31 GMT -5
That would be a marvelous trip !
I wish I had some pics from the slides I've seen , of some of the massively huge vugs found in the Elmwood and Gordonsville mines .
These awesome cavities were beyond description .
Imagine your livingroom and hallway , coated with crystal terminations , some of them a foot long .
Now , multiply the scale by 3X + !
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Post by Doug on Nov 10, 2007 8:04:42 GMT -5
I only have one small Elmwood cluster I bought several years ago, but it is one of the prizes in my humble collection. I would LOVE to be able to collect a few more on the site!!!
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Post by CKB69 on Nov 12, 2007 22:35:17 GMT -5
Hopefully , the current owners/management will allow contract specimen mining , but , they are very tough on highgrading , as most mining companies tend to be .
There are some dumps to be perused on the surface , but , the majority of the ore is concentrated below ground and the waste is used to backfill played out stopes/tunnels .
They are mining 1,200 + feet below the surface in a bed of brecciated Ordivician Dolomite , known as the Knox Dolomite .
This same formation is a host for zinc deposits far to the east .
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