Mine detail: Moore Manganese Prospect

Previously called 'Nuttal Mn Prospect'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.4945, -78.90946

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Ore: Psilomelane, Wad
Orebody form: LENSOID, NODULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence
First production started: 1955

Geology

Host rock:Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
Host type:Quartzite,Marble
Structure:Smith River Allocthon
Tectonic:Ne-Sw Trending Rift Related Basin Containing Metal Rich Brines

References

MRDSW055361
DEP10082517
ReferenceESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P
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