Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryGold, Cobalt, Arsenic, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, POD/LENS
Ore controlFoliation Of Schist (Foliation Strikes N 75 E, Dips About 50 Deg Se)
Materials
Ore mineralsPentlandite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Virginia Blue Ridge Complex
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Fries Fault
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10080131
MRDS IDW031214
Alternate namesC.W. Vest Mine, Hemlock Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.06618, -80.23339
References
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATION.DIETRICH, R.V., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLOYD COUNTY OF THE BLUE RIDGE UPLAND, SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES, BULLETIN 134, 160 P.GROSH, W.A., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF VEST NICKEL PROSPECT, FLOYD COUNTY, VA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4491, 4 P.GROSH, W.A., 1949,INVESTIGATION OF VEST NICKEL PROSPECT, FLOYD COUNTY, VIRGINIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4491, 4 P.1936 DIREXPL C.H. THOMPSON, HOLLINS, VA, PUT DOWN 4 CHURN-DRILL HOLES1944 DIREXPL USBM, COMPLETED REPORT1972 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, LOCATED MINE