Virginia · Shenandoah County
Past Producer

Threemile Mountain Mines

Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Rose Hill Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Syncline, Paddy Mtn. Anticline, North Mtn. Fault, Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Last production1850
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10080730
MRDS IDW032077
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.8781, -78.66862
References
YOUNG, R.S., AND RADAR, E.K., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VDMR, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 35, 69 P