Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlClay Residuum, Veins
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone · Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Copper Ridge Syncline, Honaker Fault, Copper Creek Fault.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1904
First production1904
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10102271
MRDS IDK001649
Alternate namesLittle River Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.01007, -81.91345
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. 6, 164 P.EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53, 85 P.WOODWARD, H P, 1938, OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 49, 91 P.1904 DIREXPL ? -DUG OPEN CUTS, PITS, MINEEDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53.