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Graham and Robinson Pits Prospect

Occurrence in Wythe county in Virginia, United States with commodities Zinc, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067282
MRDS ID VA01773
Record type Site
Current site name Graham and Robinson Pits Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.80119, 36.91063 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.3 KM (0.18 MI) NORTHEAST OF BARREN SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wythe(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fosters Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galax(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Wythe

Comments on the location information

  • 0.4 KM (0.25 MI) EAST ON STATE ROAD 603 FROM BARREN SPRINGS, 300 FEET NW FROM ROAD ON NE SIDE OF SMALL HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation Of Sulfides

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 228
USGS model code 32b
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Mark3 model number 42

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite
    Rock description Shady Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.80119, 36.91063
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend Of Stack Of Imbricate Allocthons.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Hematite Mountain Overthrust, Sayer School Fault.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR IN CLAY RESIDUUM AROUND PINNACLES
    Strike N50-55W
    Dip 10 SW
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Residual Weathering

Comments on the geologic information

  • SPONGY LIMONITE, GOETHITE, HEMATITE FLOAT; PUNKY LIMONITE AT SE END OF CUT NEAR FARM POND.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cripple Creek-New River, Bertha Subdistrict

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Neely, William E.
  • Type Owner
    Owner New Jersey Zinc Co. (Mineral Rights) Mineral Rights Have Since Reverted To Present Owner.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 0M
    Overall length 121.92M
    Overall width 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • NW TRENDING TRENCH 15-30 FEET DEEP, 15-30 FEET WIDE ABOUT 400 FEET LONG STARTING FROM SMALL FARM POND. OTHER PITS NEARBY, SOME FILLED IN.

Comments on development

  • NW TRENDING TRENCH 15-30 FEET DEEP, 15-30 FEET WIDE, ABOUT 400 FEET LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOL SURVEY BULL 43, 122 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-88 AS Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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