Description
Rye Valley Mining Company
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Dolomite, Gold, Calcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Is Concentrated In Fractures Of Brecciated Area Within Dolomite (Shear Zone)
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Sphalerite
Other materialsCalcite, Dolomite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Mine Located In Minor Thrust Faulted Area, Major Thrust Fault Nearby, Major Thrust Fault About 0.8 Km South Of Mine
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1897
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10080242
MRDS IDW031347
Alternate namesChamberlain Mine, Sugar Mine, Sugar Grove Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.77897, -81.42204
References
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.MCCASKEY, H.D., 1908, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., PART I, P. 680.WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION COMMISSION, 618 P.MCCASKEY, H.D., 1907, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN THE EASTERN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, PART I, P. 570.BALL AND THOMPSON, 1916, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 102 P. 735-737.1907 DIREXPL CHAMBERLAIN MINERAL COMPANY, PRODUCTION LEADDIREXPL RYE VALLEY COMPANY, PRODUCTION OF LEAD, ZINC1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 43.CURRIER (1935)