Mine detail: West Bank Mine

Previously called 'West Mine ?'

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Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.9781, -78.57083
dep_id: 10080721
mrds_id: W032067
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Trace mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Limonite, Psilomelane
gangue: Chert
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Keyser Formation;Licking Creek Limestone
hrock_type: Shale,Sandstone,Limestone
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Syncline
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1900
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1900
References:
  • Deposit:: MRS. HENDRICKS, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
  • Deposit:: HOLDEN, R.J., 1907, IRON, IN WATSON, T.L., MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, J.P. BELL CO., P. 402-491.
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