Mine detail: Delton Zinc and Iron Mines

Previously called 'Clar
* Bank MinesArbuckle Mine.'

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Location

Lat / long:

36.95063, -80.74341

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron, Zinc
Secondary:	Lead
Ore:	Galena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Goethite, Pyrite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1885

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1885
Last production ended:	1945

Geology

Host rock:	Shady Formation;Rome Formation (Nearby Dominant Formation)
Host type:	Dolomite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trend, Hiwassee (Laswell) Fault, Powhatan Thrust, Part Of Nnw Trending Delton Tranverse Fault
Tectonic:	0.5 Km Se Of Major Thrust Fault
Alteration processes:	Oxidation Of Most Of Pb And Zn Sulfides

References

MRDS	W031314
DEP	10080211
Reference	{Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.}{Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.}{Deposit:: MCCREATH, A.S., AND *NVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER - CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA: HARRISBURG, PA., HARRISBURG PUBLISHING CO., 171 P.}{Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL, 618 P.}{Deposit:: MCDOWELL, R.C., 1968, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE MACKS MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA: P.H.D. DISSERTATION, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 144 P.}{Deposit:: 1902 DIREXPL BERTHA MINERAL CO.: OPERATED FOR ZINC.}{Deposit:: DIREXPL MINE OPERATED FOR IRON PRIOR TO 1887.}{Deposit:: DIREXPL OPERATED IN 194 *.}{Production:: WATSON (1907, P. 449, 531)}
Reporter	Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.), Good, Richard S.