Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryIron, Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Psilomelane, Pyrite
GangueHematite, Ilmenite, Quartz, Turquoise
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Schist · Chopawamsic (Mount Athos Formation)
StructureNe-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10080128
MRDS IDW031211
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.15063, -79.31892
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MANGANESE OXIDES IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION COMMISSION, PP. 235-259.SWEET, P.C., 1974, MINERAL-AND FOSSIL-COLLECTING LOCALITIES IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 20, NO. 1, PP 1-8.POOLE, J.L., 1974, NOTES ON SOME ABANDONED COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINES IN THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 20, NO. 2, PP. 9-16.ESPENSHADE (1954)