Answer:
Option B, Gold, is he right answer.
Explanation:
Virginia was the first state in the nation that produced gold and become a resource for gold. The earliest evidence of gold are dated back to the year 1782 when Thomas Jefferson reported on a rock bearing the gold.
The first lode deposit of gold was found at the Whitehall Mine in Virginia in 1802. Moreover, in the years between 1804-1947 about 100,000 troy ounces of gold was produced in Virginia.