Commodities
PrimaryLead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPOD/LENS, IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Elbrook Formation;Rome Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Belmont Synform, Price Mountain Window, Pulaski Thrust Fault, Max Meadows Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1861
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10080209
MRDS IDW031310
Alternate namesPepper Prospect, Cloyd Prospect ?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.16701, -80.55035
References
THE VIRGINIAS, 1882, THE LEAD MINE AT PEPPER'S FERRY: V. 111, NO. 11, P. 174.BARTHOLOMEW, M.J., AND LOWRY, W.D., 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE BLACKSBURG QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 14, 1 SHEET WITH TEXT, SCALE 1:24,000.SCHULTZ, ARTHUR P., 1986, MAX MEADOWS TECTONIC BRECCIA AT PEPPER, VIRGINIA, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA CENTENNIAL FIELD GUIDE, SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.SCHULTZ, A.P. AND BARTHOLOMEW, M.J., GEOLOGY OF RADFORD NORTH AND STAFFORDSVILLE QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION (IN PREPARATION).SCHULTZ, A.P. 1983, BROKEN FORMATION OF THE PULASKI THRUST SHEET NEAR PULASKI, VIRGINIA, PH.D. DISSERTATION, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA.DIREXPL MINE OPENED