Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVeins
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Copper Ridge Syncline, Honaker Fault, Copper Creek Fault.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1901-1905
First production1901
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10025718
MRDS IDK001648
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.01701, -81.89845
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. 6, 164 P.EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53, 85 P.1901 DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, MINEDEDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53.