| Deposit ID | 10079990 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030863 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lineberry, J., Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | J. Limeberry Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.90703, 36.7273 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 762 |
| Relative position | 1.8 KM (1.15 MI) SOUTH OF HEBRON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carroll(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galax(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Carroll |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Iron, Pig Iron | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 91 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24b |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits) |
| Mark3 model number | 30 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lynchburg Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lynchburg Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -80.90703, 36.7273 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Fries Overthrust, Gossan Lead Overthrust, Main Sulfide Zone Strikes N. 45 Deg. E. And Dips 30-60 Deg. Se. |
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N. 20 DEG. E. |
| Dip | SE |
| Depth to top | 3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1861 |
| Year of first production | 1859 |
| District name | Chestnut Creek Segment/Gossan Lead District/Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province. |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Yarnell Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Allied Chemical Corp. (Iron Ridge Property). |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 5.5M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030863 |
CURREY, R.O., 1859, A GEOLOGICAL VISIT TO THE VIRGINIA COPPER REGION: KNOXVILLE, TENN., BECKETT, HAWS AND CO.; REPRINTED IN PART UNDER COPPER AND IRON REGION OF THE FLOYD-CARROLL-GRAYSON PLATEAU OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA, ETC.: THE VIRGINIAS, 1880, V.1, P. 62-64, 69-71, 74-77, 80-81, 95.
KUNE, M.H., AND BALLARD, T.J., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE GREAT GOSSAN LEAD, CARROLL COUNTY, VA.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4532, 39 P.
1859 DIREXPL YARNELL MINING CO.: OPENED MINE.
1911 RECON W.H. WEED: BULL. 455.
1935 RECON C.S. ROSS: PROF. PAPER 179.
1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: BULL. 72.
1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT & N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORT.
CURREY (1859)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: PRE-CIVIL WAR |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1980 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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