Commodities
PrimaryIron, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Iron, Pig Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Goethite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Lynchburg Formation
StructureNe-Sw, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1820
Discovery year1820
Identification
Deposit ID10080014
MRDS IDW030893
Alternate namesFerrum Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.95007, -80.18311
References
CURREY, R.O., 1859, A GEOLOGICAL VISIT TO THE VIRGINIA COPPER REGION: KNOXVILLE, TENN., BECKETT, HAWS AND CO.; REPRINTED IN PART UNDER COPPER AND IRON REGION OF THE FLOYD-CARROLL-GRAYSON PLATEAU OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA, ETC.: THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, V. 1, P. 62-64, 69-71, 74-77, 80-81, 95.FONTAINE, W.M., 1882, NOTES ON THE SULPHURET DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: THE VIRGINIAS, V. 3, NO. 10, P. 154-155.FONTAINE, W.M., 1883-84, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLOYD, VA., PLATEAU: THE VIRGINIAS, V. 4, P. 167, 178-180, 185-192; V. 5, P. 8-12.LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.1820 DIREXPL IRON ORE MINED.1854 DIREXPL COPPER ORE MINED.