Description
Rye Valley Mining Company
Commodities
PrimaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone ?
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge., Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10080244
MRDS IDW031349
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.76675, -81.41649
References
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.1905 DIREXPL RYE VALLEY MINING CO.-PROSPECTE