Commodities
PrimaryIron, Zinc
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLANKET, FOLLOWS FRACTURES
Ore controlClay Residuum
Materials
Ore mineralsHemimorphite, Limonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Shady Dolomite
StructureNe-Sw Trend, Galena Synclinal Basin, Anticline, Periwinkle Branch Overthrust, Hematite Mountain Overthrust, Poplar Camp Overthrust
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationOxidation Of Primary Sulphides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1885
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10106180
MRDS IDW031236
Alternate namesSawyers Property Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.87368, -80.77758
References
SRC.REF: MCCREATH AND D'INVILLIERS (1887).BOYD, C.R., 1881, RESOURCES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, 321 P.CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.MCCREATH, A.S., AND D'INVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA HARRISBURG, 171 P.DIREXPL ? -SHAFT SUNKDIREXPL ?-PITS DUG, IRON ORE MINED