Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1825
Last production1875
Discovery year1825
Identification
Deposit ID10067296
MRDS IDVA01787
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.81757, -81.04453
References
WHITMAN, J.A., 1942, IRON IN WYTHE COUNTY FROM 1792: SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENTERPRISES, WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA, PP. 80-88.PERSONAL COMMUNICATION (JULY 1987) - MR. S.P. MILLS, CRIPPLE CREEK, VIRGINIA.GOOCH, EDWIN O., 1954, IRON IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 1, 17 P.