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

MRDS	W032032
DEP	10080692
Reference	HOTCHKISS, J., 1884, VIRGINIA MINERALS FOR THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION : THE VIRGINIAS, VOL. 5, NO. 9, P.179
Reporter	Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)