Virginia · Amherst County
Past Producer

U.S. Titanium Co. Mine

Amherst County, Virginia, United States
TitaniumMetalMineral PigmentsPhosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR, IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Ilmenite, Rutile
GangueAndesine, Biotite, Chlorite, Graphite, Hypersthene, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAnorthosite,Schist
Associated rockDiabase,Gabbro,Anorthosite,Granite · Diabase Dike;Nelsonite Dike;Roseland Anorthosite;Massive Charnockite
Structure"Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium"
Tectonic setting"Orogen"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10080113
MRDS IDW031193
Alternate namesAmerican Cyanamide Piney River Mine, Warwick Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.70514, -79.02308
References
{Deposit:: HERZ, N., 1969, THE ROSELAND ALKALIC ANORTHOSITE MASSIF, VIRGINIA, IN ISACHSEN, Y. W. (ED.), ORIGIN OF ANORTHOSITE AND RELATED ROCKS: NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM AND SCIENCE SERVICE, MEMOIR 18, P. 357-367.}{Deposit:: HILLHOUSE, D. N., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE PINEY RIVER-ROSELAND TITANIUM AREA, NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH. D. THESIS, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.}{Deposit:: MOORE, C.H., JR., 1940, ORIGIN OF THE NELSONITE DIKES OF AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 35, NO. 5, P. 629-645.}{Deposit:: ROSS, C. S., 1941, OCCURRENCE AND ORIGIN OF THE TITANIUM DEPOSITS OF NELSON AND AMHERST COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 198, 59 P.}{Deposit:: 1878 DIREXPL PHILA. & READING COAL & IRON CO.: PROSPECTED UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR IRON.}{Deposit:: 1907 DIREXPL GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.: BEGAN MINING OF NELSONITE DIKE FOR RUTILE.}{Deposit:: 1928 DIREXPL VANADIUM CORP. OF AMERICA: BEGAN PROSPECTING AND MINING OF SAPROLITE ORE.}{Production:: U.S. GEOL. SURV. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. 1907-1931; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES}{Reference:: Viginia Department of Waste Mangement, 1989, U.S. Titanium Superfund Site, Nelson County, Virginia: EPA Record of Decision EPA/ROd/R030=90/083, 149 p.\n[http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/rods/fulltext/r0390083.pdf, accessed 12/8/2010]}