Arms Mine

Past Producer in Bland county in Virginia, United States with commodities Cobalt, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10130966
MAS/MILS ID 0510210003
Record type Site
Current site name Arms Mine
Alternate or previous names Byrnes Heirs Tract

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -80.9317, 37.20477 (WGS84)
Elevation 927
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bland(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mechanicsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Radford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle New(hydrologic unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

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 Bland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Clay Unknown
Manganite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -80.9317, 37.20477

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 21M
    Length 274M
    Width 91M
    Area 31HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N70E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 31
    Date of Last Modification 800606

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1917

Mining district

District name Flat Top Mountain

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Heirs Of The Byrnes Estate (R. S. Cecil, Secr'Y-Treas.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ray Arms -Lessee
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1942
    Measured 27209mt commodity
    Demonstrated 27209mt commodity
    Total resources 27209mt commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 100 wt-pct Cobalt Trace 1942

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Sapakoff U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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