Mine detail: Winn Prospect 1910

Previously called 'Wedlight MineLangley MineThe O*Ore Mine'

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Location: Wythe County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.84729, -81.29871
dep_id: 10067294
mrds_id: VA01785
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Trace mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hematite, Limonite, Psilomelane
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR/TABULAR
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Wilkes, Gerald P. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Shady
hrock_type: Dolomite
tectonic: Blue Ridge Front
Year first produced: 1945
yr_lst_prd: 1957
disc_yr: 1910
References:
  • 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.
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