Mine detail: Falling Cliff Mine

Previously called 'Forne
* Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

36.90174, -80.81924

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc
Secondary:	Lead
Tertiary:	Silver, Iron
Ore:	Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Goethite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR, PINNACLE DOMINATED
Discovery year:	1885

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Shady Dolomite, Austinville (New Jersey Zinc)-Saccharoidal Member (Usgs)
Host type:	Dolomite
Structure:	Ne-Sw Trending Multiple, Imbricate Thrust Faults, Galena Synclinal Basin, Holston Mountain Fault, Hematite Mountain Overthrust
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline
Alteration processes:	Sphalerite Oxidized To Hemimorphite, Minor Smithsonite, Dolomite.

References

MRDS	W031357
DEP	10080250
Reference	{Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 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:: DEWEY, F.P., 1882, NOTE ON THE FALLING CLIFF MINE: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, TRANSACTIONS, V. 10, P. 111-112.}{Deposit:: NEUMAN, R.B., 1975, MISC. GEOL. INVEST. MAP I-709-B.}{Deposit:: 1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 43.}{Deposit:: 1975 OTHER R.B. NEUMAN: MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-B.}{Deposit:: DIREXPL MINED FOR OXIDIZED ZN ORE.}
Reporter	Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.), Good, Richard S.