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Proffit Mine

Past Producer in Albemarle county in Virginia, United States with commodities Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Pig Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080120
MRDS ID W031200
Record type Site
Current site name Proffit Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.42722, 38.11172 (WGS84)
Elevation 134
Relative position ABOUT 450 METERS (492 YDS) N. 35 DEG. W. OF PROFFIT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albemarle(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charlottesville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rivanna(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Albemarle

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 60 M (195 FT) OFF THE SE SIDE OF A JEEP TRAIL FROM A POINT 400 M (0.25 MI) BY TRAIL SW FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 649 JUST N OF PROFFIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Iron, Pig Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Johnson Mill Formation
    Rock description Johnson Mill Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.42722, 38.11172
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Occurs Disseminated As Veinlets In Slate, But No Definate Vein Was Seen (Nelson, P. 72).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Year of first production 1917
Year of last production 1918

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ohio Sulphur Mining Co.
    Home office Columbus, Ohio

Comments on the production information

  • AN ABANDONED RAILROAD BED WHICH TERMINATES NEAR THIS SITE MAKES IT APPARENT THAT THE MINE WAS A PRODUCER, THOUGH IT WAS ACTIVE FOR 1 YEAR.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 45.7M

Comments on the workings information

  • SOME DEVELOPMENT WORK WAS CARRIED ON FROM THE SHAFT (NELSON, 1962, P. 71) . IN 1982, A WATER-FILLED SHAFT, OPENCUT- POSSIBLY A CAVED TUNNEL, DUMPS AND MILL FOUNDATIONS WERE EVIDENT. PYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE WERE VISIBLE IN THE SCHIST AND DOLOMITE ON THE DUMPS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NELSON, W.A., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 77, 92 P

  • Deposit

    1917 DIREXPL OHIO SULPHUR MINING CO.: SUNK SHAFT TO 46M (150 FT) DEPTH; ABANDONED THE PROPERTY AFTER 1 YEAR OF OPERATION (NELSON, 1962 P. 71).

  • Deposit

    1959 GEOPHYS UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA GEOPHYSICS CLASS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. ROBERT S. YOUNG: MAGNETOMETER AND SELF-POTENTIAL SURVEYS WERE RUN ALONG A SQUARE GRID MEASURING 366 M (1200 FT) ON A SIDE. THE ANOMALIES FOUND INDICATE AN IRON SULFIDE ZONE IS PRESENT , AND IS MOST LIKELY COMPOSED LARGELY OF PYRRHOTITE. THE MAGNETIC ANOMALY RANGED FROM 150-270 MV AND TRENDS ENE-WSW ABOUT 30 M (100 FT) S OF THE SHAFT (NELSON, 1962, PP. 72-74).

  • Production

    NELSON, 1962.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS OF A FALDBAND TYPE (NELSON, 1962, P. 72).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1982 Trimble, David, C. U.S. Geological Survey

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