Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR/TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Psilomelane
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Last production1957
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10067294
MRDS IDVA01785
Alternate namesWedlight Mine, Langley Mine, The Ol' Ore Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.84729, -81.29871
References
STOSE, 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. 140-142.MR. ERNEST TERRY, DEC. 1987, PERSONAL COMM., RURAL RETREATMR. E. NICHOLES, DEC. 1987, PERSONAL COMM., RURAL RETREAT.