Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlStratabound
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Quartzite · Mt. Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
StructureBowen'S Creek Fault
Tectonic settingNear Northern Edge Of Smith River Allocthon With Overlying Fork Mt. Formation.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1885
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10105427
MRDS IDVA01724
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.00285, -79.45393
References
MARR, J.D., 1984, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PITTSYLVANIA AND CHATHAM QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION NUMBER 49