Mine detail: Ridgeway Hematite Mine

Previously called 'Treadway'

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Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.99313, -79.47559
dep_id: 10067239
mrds_id: VA01723
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Goethite, Hematite
orebody_fm: PROBABLY LENSES AND BEDDED BASED ON SIMILAR DEPOSITS TO NE
work_type: Unknown
ore_ctrl: Stratabound: Originally Formed From Metal Rich Marine Brines Related To Rift-Related Basin
Reporter: As
hrock_unit: Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
hrock_type: Quartzite,Marble,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Structure: Ne Trending Fault Nw Block Up Se Block Down, <0.5 Mile From Bowe* Creek Fault.
tectonic: Window Through Smith River Allocthon
yr_lst_prd: 1885
disc_yr: 1875
References:
  • MARR, J.D.K 1984, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PITTSYLVANIA AND CHATHAM QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION NUMBER 49
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