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Vaughn South Mine

Past Producer in Page county in Virginia, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080691
MRDS ID W032030
Record type Site
Current site name Vaughn South Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.39889, 38.70671 (WGS84)
Elevation 317
Relative position 1.4 KM (0.9 MI) SOUTH OF VAUGHN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Page(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Luray(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Page

Comments on the location information

  • 1.2 KM (0.75 MI) SOUTH ON STATE ROAD 611 FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 656, TURN EAST ON DIRT ROAD FOR 0.6 KM (0.4 MI), TAKE LEFT ROAD AT FORK AND FOLLOW FOR 0.48 KM (0.3 MI), MINE IS 40 M (131 FT) NORTHWEST FROM THE CURVE IN THE ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite;Clay Residuum
    Rock description Shady Dolomite;Clay Residuum

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.39889, 38.70671
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend
Type of structure Local
Structure description Vaughn Fault Zone

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Clay Residuum

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1982, WORKINGS CONSISTED OF AN OPENCUT, ONE CAVED SHAFT, AT LEAST 5 PITS, AND DUMPS. THE OPENCUT IS ABOUT 12 M (40 FT) LONG, 6 M (20 FT) AT ITS MAXIMUM WIDTH, AND 3 M (10 FT) DEEP. THE SHAFT IS 4.6 M (15 FT) IN DIAMETER AND 2 M (6 FT) DEEP.

Comments on development

  • IT IS BELIEVED SOME PRODUCTION OCCURRED BASED ON THE WORKINGS. MINE WAS PROBABLY WORKED IN LATE 1800'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACE, HAROLD, 1982- PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT APPARENTLY CONSISTED OF IRREGULAR MASSES OF MANGANESE IN CLAY DERIVED FROM THE SHADY DOLOMITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1982 Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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