Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ridgeley Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1898
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067222
MRDS IDVA00002
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.77312, -79.88894
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 MOOR, VIRGINIA, IRON-ORES AIME TRANS., V. 14, PP. 801-809.