| Deposit ID | 10082516 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W055359 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Round Mountain Hematite Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.00752, 37.47089 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 MILES N OF GALTS MILL, Est From Literature Not Located During Field Check 5 Other Workings Within 1/4 - 1/2 Mile To W, S And E Of Location Given (None Verified)., Est From Literature Not Located During Field Check 5 Other Workings Within 1/4 - 1/2 Mile To W, S And E Of Location Given (None Verified). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Amherst(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kelly(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Amherst |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Martite | Ore |
| Result | NO ANALYSIS ON ROUND TOP |
|---|---|
| Result | NEARBY MAUDE FE MINE AVERAGED 63.43% FE AND 0.14% P |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -79.00752, 37.47089 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Smith River Allocthon |
| General form | BANDED IRON FORMATION |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | NEAR VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Discoverer | Dunlap (?) |
| Year of first production | 1881 |
| Year of last production | 1882 |
| District name | James River-Roanoke River Mn, Fe And Ba District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Willis West Under Supervision Of Mr. Dunlap |
| First year | 1882 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W055359 |
FURCRON, A.S, 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 39, 124P. (PL.13, P.87, 89).
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT; VIRGINIA U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008, 155P. (PL.2, P.141).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS AREA IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED WITH NEW DIRT ROADS NOT COMPLETE AT TIME OF FIELD CHECK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-87 | AS | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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