Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Last production1945
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10067247
MRDS IDVA01733
Alternate namesTate Bank, Old Tate Property, Peery Property, Peery Bank
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.80786, -81.4226
References
MILLER, RALPH L., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE GLADE MTN DISTRICT: VGS BULLETIN 61, P. 93-94.STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J. AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VGS BULLETING 17, P. 152.LEE ASHLIN, SUGARGROVE, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1988.