Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1897
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067221
MRDS IDVA00001
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates36.86368, -79.90921
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 NUMBER 118, VOL. L, NUMBER 7, 130 P.LYMAN, B.S., 1886, GEOLOGY OF THE LOW MOORE, VIRGINIA, IRON-ORES: AIME TRANS., V. 14, PP. 801-809.