Mine detail: Oliver Limonite Mine

Previously called ''

<< Back to the map

Location

Lat / long:

37.17257, -79.26308

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Ore:	Goethite, Hematite, Limonite
Orebody form:	LENSES, BANDED
Discovery year:	1880

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1882

Geology

Host rock:	Mount Athos
Host type:	Quartzite,Conglomerate
Structure:	Smith River Allocthon
Tectonic:	Rift Related Submarine Fracture Basins

References

MRDS	W055382
DEP	10082538
Reference	ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155P
Reporter	As