Mine detail: Mcgehee Mn Mine

Previously called 'Arthur Mn Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.2745, -79.19642

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Ore: Psilomelane, Wad
Orebody form: LENSOID WITH CAVERNOUS VUGGY SECTIONS
Discovery year: 1916

Production

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

Geology

Tectonic:Smith River Allocthon
Alteration processes:Carbonate Alteration To Clay

References

MRDSW055375
DEP10082532
Reference{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1952, MANGANESE, IRON, AND BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATION FIELD STUDIES.}{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MAP MF5, THE JAMES RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008 (PL. 2; P. 118-119).}{Deposit:: CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATIONS NO. 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).}
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