| Deposit ID | 10080124 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031206 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gossan Howard Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.93148, 36.70869 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 774 |
| Relative position | 5.2 KM (3.2 MI) NORTH OF GALAX. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Iron, Pig Iron | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stannite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Result | AVG. GRADE: 35% FE, 1.5% ZN, 0.5% CU, 0.1% PB, 25% S, 37.9% GANGUE. (WT%) |
|---|
| 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) | -80.93148, 36.70869 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend, Gossan Lead Overthrust, Fries Overthrust, Main Sulfide Zone Strikes N. 45 Deg. E. And Dips 30-60 Deg. Se. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Foliation Strikes Ne, Dips Se. |
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE-SW |
| Dip | SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1789 |
| Year of first production | 1962 |
| District name | Iron Ridge Segment/Gossan Lead District/Southern Section - Blue Ridge Province. |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Allied Chemical Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031206 |
POOLE, J.L., 1973, IRON SULFIDE MINES IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 19, NO. 3, P. 29-33.
STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULL. 72, 233 P.
1911 RECON W.H. WEED: BULL. 455.
1935 RECON C.S. ROSS: PROF PAPER 179.
1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT & N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORT.
1962 DIREXPL ALLIED CHEMICAL CORP.: OPENED PIT
1976 OTHER ALLIED CHEMICAL CORP: CEASED OPERATION
HENRY AND OTHERS (1979)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PREVIOUS OPERATIONS IN AREA DISCUSSED UNDER IRON RIDGE MINE; ADDITIONAL REFERENCES LISTED THEREUNDER. NOTE: HENRY AND OTHERS (1979) ERRONEOUSLY CALL IRON RIDGE MINE THE "IRON KING" MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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