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Taylor Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080264
MRDS ID W031372
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.18314, 36.80147 (WGS84)
Elevation 805
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 0.6 MILE S 53 DEG W FROM SPEEDWELL R 749 AND R 21., Est: The Identity Of This Prospect Remains Uncertain.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Wythe

Comments on the location information

  • ON SW END OF CAVE HILL NEAR TOP IN OPEN FIELD, 0.6 MI SE OF SPEEDWELL CHURCH TWO LEVEL DEPRESSIONS MAY BE OLD PROSPECT PITS OR SINK HOLES.UTHEAST OF THE SPEEDWELL CHURCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

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 Rome Formation
    Rock description Rome Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.18314, 36.80147
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Speedwell Syncline, Holston Mountain Overthrust, Sugar Grove Overthrust.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Speedwell Syncline, Holston Mountain Overthrust, Sugar Grove Overthrust

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO MINERALIZATION NOTED. TOP AND SOUTH SLOPE OF CAVE HILL IS ROME FORMATION. CAVE HILL IRON FURNACE ON A NOW DRY TRIBUTARY OF DRY RUN IS 0.3 MI SW OF PRESUMED LOCATION OF TAYLEOR PROSPECT. THERE ARE EXTENSIVE CUTS AT THE CAVE HILL IRON MINE. IRON AND MANGANESE MINERALS NOTED IN OLD IRON WORKINGS; OPEN CUTS IN WOODS 6000 FEET WSW OF THE PRESUMED LOCATION OF THE TAYLOR PROSPECT.

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. L. Groseclose Or Rex Whalen

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SMALL PITS NOW FILLED AND NEARLY LEVELED IN OPEN MEADOW, ON STEEP SW SIDE OF HILL. THIS LOCATION IS QUESTIONABLE.

Comments on development

  • SOME DIAMOND DRILLING SAID TO HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY NEW JERSEY ZINC CO. IN 1960'S (?) ON CAVBE HILL WITH UNKNOWN BUT PRESUMABLY DISCOURAGEING RESULTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OLD SPEEDWELL RAILROAD STATION MENTINED BY CURRIER (1935, P. 105) WAS APPARENTLY ABOUT 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF SPEEDWELL CROSSROADS ON 1979 MAP. NUMEROUS CAVES IN CAVE HILL WITH UNSUBSTANTIATED REPORTS OF SMALL SHOWINGS OF SINC AND LEAD MINERALIZATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit NO MINERALIZATION NOTED AT TIME OF VISIT. CURRIER (1935, P.105) DESCRIBES "VERY DARK COLORED DOLOMITE BEDS NEAR TOP OF SHADY", AND "SPHALERITE PRESENT IN A BRECCIA OF WHITE DOLOMITE AND QUARTZ."

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-80 Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Updater 01-APR-88 Good, Richard S. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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