Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formPROBABLY LENSES AND BEDDED BASED ON SIMILAR DEPOSITS TO NE
Ore controlStratabound: Originally Formed From Metal Rich Marine Brines Related To Rift-Related Basin
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureNe Trending Fault Nw Block Up Se Block Down, <0.5 Mile From Bowen'S Creek Fault.
Tectonic settingWindow Through Smith River Allocthon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1885
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067239
MRDS IDVA01723
Alternate namesTreadway
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.99313, -79.47559
References
MARR, J.D.K 1984, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PITTSYLVANIA AND CHATHAM QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION NUMBER 49