Mine detail: Bishop Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.15063, -79.31892

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron, Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Psilomelane, Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite, Ilmenite, Quartz, Turquoise
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1885

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1885

Geology

Host rock:Chopawamsic (Mount Athos Formation)
Host type:Quartzite,Marble,Schist
Structure:Ne-Sw Trend, James River Synclinorium
Tectonic:Piedmont

References

MRDSW031211
DEP10080128
Reference{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155 P.}{Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, MANGANESE OXIDES IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION COMMISSION, PP. 235-259.}{Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1974, MINERAL-AND FOSSIL-COLLECTING LOCALITIES IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 20, NO. 1, PP 1-8.}{Deposit:: POOLE, J.L., 1974, NOTES ON SOME ABANDONED COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC MINES IN THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, VOL. 20, NO. 2, PP. 9-16.}{Production:: ESPENSHADE (1954)}
ReporterTrimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)