Mine detail: Railroad Iron Property

Previously called 'Wood Iron MineUnamed Limonite Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.39645, -79.04142

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite
Orebody form: LENSES BANDED IRON FORMATION
Discovery year: 1880

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Mt Athos Member
Host type:Quartzite,Marble
Tectonic:Vicinity Of Smith River Allocthon

References

MRDSW055383
DEP10082540
Reference{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155P. (PL.2).}{Deposit:: FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETING 39, 124P. (PL.13).}{Deposit:: WOOD, A.J., APRIL 1987, PERSONNAL COMMUNICATION.}
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