Mine detail: Bishop Mine

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Location: Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.79286, -81.43704
dep_id: 10105428
mrds_id: VA01736
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Minor mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hematite, Limonite, Psilomelane
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Wilkes, Gerald P. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Shady
hrock_type: Dolomite
tectonic: Blue Ridge Front
Year first produced: 1917
yr_lst_prd: 1920
disc_yr: 1901
References:
  • Deposit:: STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VGS, BULLETIN 17, P. 150-152.
  • Deposit:: MILLER, RALPH L., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE GLADE MTN. DISTRICT: VGS, BULLETIN 61, P. 127-130.
  • Deposit:: LEE ASHLIN, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1988, SUGAR GROVE.
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