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Brill Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080724
MRDS ID W032070
Record type Site
Current site name Brill Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.505, 39.02364 (WGS84)
Elevation 430
Relative position 2.1 KM (1.3 MI) NORTHWEST OF ZEPP.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shenandoah(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wardensville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winchester(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

George Washington 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 Shenandoah

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 2.2 KM (1.4 MI) NORTH ON STATE ROAD 746 FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 600 TO END OF ROAD: PROSPECT IS 0.55 KM (0.34 MI) NORTHEAST FROM THE END OF 746, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SHELL RUN AND ABOUT 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) NORTH OF GODLOVE MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum
    Rock description Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.505, 39.02364
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend
Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENSES AND VEINLETS
    Strike N 30 DEG E
    Dip 30 DEG SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Clay Residuum

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1907

Mining district

District name Cedar Creek Valley Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 2 TONS OF MANGANESE ORE WAS MINED OUT, BUT NEVER SHIPPED.

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A PIT 6 M (20 FT) DEEP. IN 1982, 5 PITS AND A CAVED SHAFT WERE SEEN. THE SHAFT WAS ABOUT 1.8 M (6 FT) DEEP AND 3 M (10 FT) SQUARE. 3 PITS WERE WATER FILLED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA : VGS BULL 23, 206 P.

  • Deposit

    MONROE, W.H., 1942, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR CREEK VALLEY, FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: USGS BULL 936-E, P. 111-141.

  • Production

    STOSE AND MISER (1922)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE OCCURS IN PEBBLY BEDS OF FRIABLE, FRACTURED SANDSTONE AS THIN VEINS AND POCKETS. ABOUT 2 TONS OF MANGANESE ORE WAS OBTAINED AND PLACED ON THE DUMPS. THE ORE CONTAINED MUCH SILICA IN THE FORM OF SAND GRAINS AND QUARTZ PEBBLES. A LEDGE OF IRON ORE IS EXPOSED ON THE RIDGE SLOPE JUST SOUTH OF THE PROSPECT. MANGANESE ORE IS STILL VISIBLE ON THE DUMPS AND IN SANDSTONE IN THE SHAFT WALLS.

Reporter information

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

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