Mine detail: Van Hoy Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

36.75925, -81.53232

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc
Ore:	Sphalerite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1905

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Shady Dolomite
Host type:	Dolomite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge

References

MRDS	VA01760
DEP	10067269
Reference	{Deposit:: CURRIER. L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 PAGES.}{Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 PAGES.}
Reporter	Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.)