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Moore Manganese Prospect

Occurrence in Appomattox 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. 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 10082517
MRDS ID W055361
Record type Site
Current site name Moore Manganese Prospect
Alternate or previous names Nuttal Mn Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.90946, 37.4945 (WGS84)
Elevation 206
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 0.4 MILES NW OF BECKHAM (JUNCTION ROUTE 683 AND ROUTE 605), Est Field Checked But No Main Prospect Identified

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Appomattox(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stonewall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Appomattox(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Appomattox

Comments on the location information

  • OLD DIRT ROAD-TRAIL LEADING W SW FROM 605, 0.5 MILES N OF JUNCTION OF 683 (BECKHAM) TO NUMEROUS PROSPECTING TRENCHES AND PITS 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE W FROM 605. TRAIL LEADS W TO NUTTAL MANGANESE MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Wad Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
    Rock description Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.90946, 37.4945
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Smith River Allocthon

Ore body information

  • General form LENSOID, NODULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stratabound Submarine Hydrothermal Activity, Later Remobilized By Ground Water

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1955

Mining district

District name James River-Roanoke River Mn, Fe And Ba District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Marvin Moore, Jr.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Property Said To Belong To Marvin Moore, Jr.

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECTING TRENCHES AND PITS ALONG TRAIL, LARGEST 80 FT WIDE, 5 FT DEEP; NO LARGE ORE PILES OBSERVED.

Comments on development

  • NO ORE PILES OBSERVED. PRODUCTION, IF ANY, UNKNOWN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MN STAINS ON MILKY QUARTZ FLOAT; NO ORE VISIBLE; WORKINGS COVERED WITH LEAVES.
Deposit LOCALITY NUMBER 17, "MANGANESE FLOAT" IN ESPENSHADE'S (1954) PLATE 2 ALSO P.94. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-87 AS Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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