Mine detail: Barton Bank

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 36.8048, -81.43371

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Ore: Hematite, Limonite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1850

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1850
Last production ended: 1875

Geology

Host rock:Shady/Erwin Contact
Host type:Dolomite
Tectonic:Blue Ridge Front

References

MRDSVA01735
DEP10067249
Reference{Deposit:: MILLER, RALPH L., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE GLADE MTN DISTRICT: VGS BULLETIN 61, P. 95-97}{Deposit:: 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. 153-154.}
ReporterWilkes, Gerald P. (Sweet, Palmer C.)