| Deposit ID | 10067222 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | VA00002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Low Moor Number 1 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.88894, 37.77312 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 427 |
| Relative position | 7200 FT S 17 DEGREES W OF ALLEGHANY REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN LOW MOOR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alleghany(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Covington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper James(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
George Washington National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Alleghany |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ridgeley Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Ridgeley Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -79.88894, 37.77312 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEGREES 3 |
| Dip | 25 DEGREES SE |
| Thickness | 10.67M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Year of last production | 1898 |
| District name | Clifton Forge Iron District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Low Moor Iron Co. |
| First year | 1873 |
| Last year | 1925 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 4.047HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | VA00002 |
HOTCHKISS, JED., 1880, THE LOW MOOR IRON COMPANY OF VIRGINIA: THE VIRGINIAS, V. 1, P. 150-151.
LESURE, FRANK G., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE CLIFTON FORGE IRON DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: BULLETIN OF VPI & SU ENG. EXP. STA., SERIES NUMBER 118, VOL. L, NUMBER 7. 130 P.
LYMAN, B.S., 1886, GEOLOGY OF THE LOW MOOR, VIRGINIA, IRON-ORES AIME TRANS., V. 14, PP. 801-809.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A NARROW-TRACK RAIL LINE CONNECTS THESE WORKINGS AND THOSE OF THE RICH PATCH MINES WITH THE FORGES AT LOW MOOR. THE FORGES WERER FIRED WITH COKE PRODUCED FROM BEEHIVE OVENS AT THE FORGE. 104 OVENS WERE CONSTRUCTED BY 1880, BUT ONLY 10 ARE STILL VISIBLE IN 1987. THE COAL CAME FROM WEST VIRGINIA . IN 1880 NEW FURNACES WERE PUT INTO BLAST WITH AN 80 TO 100 TON PER DAY CAPACITY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | THE ORE AVERAGED 20 FT. THICK, AND THINNED TO 10 FT. IN PLACES. THIS AREA IS CONSIDERED MINED OUT. ORE GRADES INTO LIMESTONE (COMMONLY) AND SANDSTONE (LESS COMMON). |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1987 | Wilkes, Gerald P. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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