Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1897
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067220
MRDS IDVA00000
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.76839, -79.89116
References
HOTCHKISS, JED., 1880, THE LOW MOOR IRON COMPANY OF VIRGINIA: THE VIRGINIAS, V.1, P. 150-151.LESURE, FRANK G., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE CLIFTON FORGE IRON DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: BULLETIN OF VPI & SU ENG EXP STA, SERIES NO. 118, V. L, N.7, 130 P.LYMAN, B.S., 1886, GEOLOGY OF THE LOW MOOR, VIRGINIA, IRON-ORES: AIME TRANS., V. 14, PP. 801-809