Mine detail: Walker-Forney Prospect

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Location: Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.79925, -81.45065
dep_id: 10067248
mrds_id: VA01734
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Minor mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Wilkes, Gerald P. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Shady
hrock_type: Dolomite
tectonic: Blue Ridge Front
disc_yr: 1925
References:
  • MILLER, RALPH L., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE BLADE MTN. DISTRICT: VGS BULLETIN 61, P. 97-9
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