Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSOID, BANDED CONFORMABLY
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Mica Schist · Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureSmith River Allocthon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1881
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10082511
MRDS IDW055352
Alternate namesDover Riverville, Cliff Iron Mine, Adams Scott Iron Mine, Mundy
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.53756, -78.89474
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER - ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P. (P.140-141, PL.2)FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA. VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 39, 124P. (P.90-91).KIMBALL, J.P., 1881, THE GREENWAY IRON ORE BELT OF THE JAMES RIVER, VIRGINIA: THE VIRGINIA'S VOL. 2, NO. 1, P.2-5, JANUARY.CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SW PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).