Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR/TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
StructureMine Is On South Flank Of Easterly Plunging Anticline.
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Last production1957
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10067273
MRDS IDVA01764
Alternate namesLangley Mine, Wedlight Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.8359, -81.34038
References
STOSDE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VGS BULLETIN 17, PP. 148-149.MR. ERNEST TERRY, RURAL RETREAT, DECEMBER 1987, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.MR. E. NICHOLES, RURAL RETREAT, DECEMBER 1987, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.