Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET, IRREGULAR
Ore controlOriginally Warm Brine, Fracture Controlled; Multicy, Finally Residually Concretion
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite, Limonite
GanguePsilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite;Rome Formation
StructureDuplex Ne-Sw Trends, Holston Mountain Overthrust; Deposit Along Fault Splay; Bowling Green Mountain Syncline.
AlterationOxidation Of Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1774
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10067281
MRDS IDVA01772
Alternate namesDry Run Iron Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.80675, -81.18592
References
MCCREATH, A.S., AND D'INVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA, HARRISBURG PUBL. CO., 171 P.STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1987, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 72, 233 P. 59 PL.