| Deposit ID | 10067281 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | VA01772 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cave Hill Iron Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Dry Run Iron Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.18592, 36.80675 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 744 |
| Relative position | 0.95 MILE SW SPPEWELL (R 619 AND R 21), 0.55 MILE SE SPEEDWELL CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wythe(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Speedwell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper New(hydrologic unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
George Washington National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Jefferson 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 | Wythe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Result | ANALYSIS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ORE |
|---|---|
| Result | BUT BRITTLE IRON GAVE 3.52% MN, 0.46 P2O5, 0.14 SIO2. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Shady Dolomite;Rome Formation | ||
| Rock description | Shady Dolomite;Rome Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.18592, 36.80675 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Duplex Ne-Sw Trends |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Holston Mountain Overthrust; Deposit Along Fault Splay; Bowling Green Mountain Syncline. |
| General form | BLANKET, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60E |
| Dip | 20-25 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| Year of last production | 1774 |
| District name | Cripple Creek New River |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Wytheville And Speedwell Mining And Iron Manufacturing Co.; Cave Hill Co.. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Helseth (Boone, N. C.); Rex P. Whalen (Speedwell) |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | VA01772 |
MCCREATH, A.S., AND D'INVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA, HARRISBURG PUBL. CO., 171 P.
STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1987, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 72, 233 P. 59 PL.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1880'S |
| Deposit | DARK BROWN ORE, MANGANIFEROUS, WITH MN OXIDE RICH SECTIONS THROUGHOUT DEPOSIT. |
| Deposit | IRON SLAG CAN BE SEEN ALONG FARM ROAD. 0.4 MILE TO WEST COAL CHUNKS CAN BE SEEN IN PLOWED FIELD, PRESUMABLY FROM ALONG BED FROM ABANDONED STEAM RAILROAD SPUR TO IRON WORKINGS TO THE WEST OF CAVE HILL IRON MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-88 | AS | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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