Mine detail: Francis Mill Mine

Previously called 'Noble Mine'

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Location: Wythe County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.79702, -81.0937
dep_id: 10067280
mrds_id: VA01771
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Minor mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Iron
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Wilkes, Gerald P. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Shady
hrock_type: Dolomite
tectonic: Blue Ridge Front
Year first produced: 1800
yr_lst_prd: 1935
disc_yr: 1775
discr: Henry Francis (?)
References:
  • Deposit:: WHITMAN, J.A., 1942, IRON IN WYTHE COUNTY FROM 1792: SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENTERPRISES, WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA, PP 80-88.
  • Deposit:: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION (JULY 1987): S.P. MILLS (CRIPPLE CREEK)
  • Deposit:: KEGLEY, MARY B., 1986, GLIMPSES OF WYTHE COUNTY: CENTRAL VIRGINIA NEWSPAPERS, INC., 218 P.
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