Mine detail: Winn Prospect 1910

Previously called 'Wedlight MineLangley MineThe O*Ore Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 36.84729, -81.29871

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Ore: Hematite, Limonite, Psilomelane
Orebody form: IRREGULAR/TABULAR
Discovery year: 1910

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1945
Last production ended: 1957

Geology

Host rock:Shady
Host type:Dolomite
Tectonic:Blue Ridge Front

References

MRDSVA01785
DEP10067294
Reference{Deposit:: STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VGS BULLETIN 17, PP. 140-142.}{Deposit:: MR. ERNEST TERRY, DEC. 1987, PERSONAL COMM., RURAL RETREAT}{Deposit:: MR. E. NICHOLES, DEC. 1987, PERSONAL COMM., RURAL RETREAT.}
ReporterWilkes, Gerald P. (Sweet, Palmer C.)