Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Psilomelane
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Shady
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Front
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Last production1920
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10105428
MRDS IDVA01736
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.79286, -81.43704
References
STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VGS, BULLETIN 17, P. 150-152.MILLER, RALPH L., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE GLADE MTN. DISTRICT: VGS, BULLETIN 61, P. 127-130.LEE ASHLIN, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1988, SUGAR GROVE.