Mine detail: Proffit Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.11172, -78.42722

Resource(M)

Primary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Tertiary: Iron, Pig Iron
Ore: Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Discovery year: 1917

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1917
Last production ended: 1918

Geology

Host rock:Johnson Mill Formation
Host type:Slate
Structure:Ne-Sw Trend
Tectonic:Piedmont

References

MRDSW031200
DEP10080120
Reference{Deposit:: NELSON, W.A., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 77, 92 P}{Deposit:: 1917 DIREXPL OHIO SULPHUR MINING CO.: SUNK SHAFT TO 46M (150 FT) DEPTH; ABANDONED THE PROPERTY AFTER 1 YEAR OF OPERATION (NELSON, 1962 P. 71).}{Deposit:: 1959 GEOPHYS UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA GEOPHYSICS CLASS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. ROBERT S. YOUNG: MAGNETOMETER AND SELF-POTENTIAL SURVEYS WERE RUN ALONG A SQUARE GRID MEASURING 366 M (1200 FT) ON A SIDE. THE ANOMALIES FOUND INDICATE AN IRON SULFIDE ZONE IS PRESENT , AND IS MOST LIKELY COMPOSED LARGELY OF PYRRHOTITE. THE MAGNETIC ANOMALY RANGED FROM 150-270 MV AND TRENDS ENE-WSW ABOUT 30 M (100 FT) S OF THE SHAFT (NELSON, 1962, PP. 72-74).}{Production:: NELSON, 1962.}
ReporterBeaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.), Trimble, David, C.