Mine detail: Shank ? Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.71948, -78.39833

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Goethite, Hematite, Limonite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1884

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Rome Formation
Host type:Clay, Mud,Shale
Structure:Ne-Sw Trend, Vaughn Fault Zone
Tectonic:Miogeosyncline

References

MRDSW032032
DEP10080692
ReferenceHOTCHKISS, J., 1884, VIRGINIA MINERALS FOR THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION : THE VIRGINIAS, VOL. 5, NO. 9, P.179
ReporterTrimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)