Mine detail: Ben White Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.80896, -80.77424

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Lead, Copper
Secondary:	Iron, Pig Iron
Gangue:	Muscovite, Quartz
Orebody form:	POD/LENS
Discovery year:	1861

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Lynchburg Group, Ashe Formation
Host type:	Schist
Structure:	Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Fries Thrust, 3 Phases Of Regional Deformation, 3 S Surfaces Observed In Schist In Next Valley To Nw
Tectonic:	Orogen
Alteration processes:	Low Grade Regional Metamorphism (Garnet Grade)

References

MRDS	W030844
DEP	10096548
Reference	{Deposit:: STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.}{Deposit:: WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.}{Deposit:: CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P.}{Deposit:: 1911 RECON W.H. WEED: BULL. 455}{Deposit:: DIREXPL UNKNOWN COMPANY PROSPECTING}{Deposit:: 1935 RECON C.S. ROSS: PROF. PAPER 179.}{Deposit:: 1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: BULL. 72.}{Deposit:: 1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT & N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORT.}
Reporter	Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.), Myers, Lesley L.