Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlOriginally Submarine Metal Rich Brines, Later Remobilized
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Quartzite,Mica Schist · Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureSmith River Allocthon, Formation Appear To Be Overturned
Tectonic settingRift Related Fracturing With Superimposed Allocthon Stacks
AlterationCalcareous Quartzite To Clay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1957
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10082537
MRDS IDW055380
Alternate namesEvington, Flat Creek Mines, Spring Hill
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.23034, -79.26975
References
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER - ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLITIN 1008, 155 P. (PP 125-129).HALL, JOHN, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, IN ESPENSHADE (P.125); ALSO, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ,1987.SAUNDERS, FLEMING, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, IN ESPENSHADE (P. 125).DRILLED 1942: BUREAU OF MINES, ALSO MADE TRENCHES AND TEST PITS