| Location: | Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 36.76675, -81.41649 |
| dep_id: | 10080244 |
| mrds_id: | W031349 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Lead |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | No production occurred |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| ore: | Galena |
| gangue: | Dolomite |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Surface/Underground |
| model: | 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| ore_ctrl: | Shear Zone ? |
| Reporter: | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Lovett, James A. |
| hrock_unit: | Shady Dolomite |
| hrock_type: | Dolomite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge., Thrust Fault |
| tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
| disc_yr: | 1905 |
| discr: | Rye Valley Mining Company |
| References: |
- Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
- Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.
- Deposit:: 1905 DIREXPL RYE VALLEY MINING CO.-PROSPECTE
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