Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1917
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10067295
MRDS IDVA01786
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.8048, -81.11314
References
WHITMAN, J.A., 1942, IRON IN WYTHE COUNTY FROM 1792: SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENTERPRISES, WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA, PP. 80-88.KEGLEY, MARY B., 1986, GLIMPSES OF WYTHE COUNTY: CENTRAL VIRGINIA NEWSPAPERS, INC., 218 P.PERSONAL COMMUNICATION (JULY 1987): MR. S.P. MILLS, CRIPPLE CREEK, VIRGINIA.