Mine detail: Canal Tunnel Hematite Magnetite Prospect

Previously called 'Part of Prospecting In Riverville Mines SystemKnown As Canal Tunnel, Riverville Hematite Mine Espenshade 1954,Pl, 2 #144.'

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Location: Amherst County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.53145, -78.89974
dep_id: 10106396
mrds_id: W055350
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hematite, Magnetite
gangue: Tourmaline
work_type: Underground
Reporter: As
hrock_unit: Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
hrock_type: Quartzite
Structure: Smith River Allocthon
yr_lst_prd: 1881
disc_yr: 1880
References:
  • Deposit:: FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 39, P.92.
  • Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P. (P.140; PL.2)
  • Deposit:: GOOCH, E.O., 1954, IRON IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR NO. 1, P.15.
  • Deposit:: CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).
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