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Old Dominion Mine

Past Producer in Augusta county in Virginia, United States with commodities Iron, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179079
MAS/MILS ID 0510150014
Record type Site
Current site name Old Dominion Mine
Alternate or previous names Old Dominion Tract

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.81224, 38.14085 (WGS84)
Elevation 475

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Augusta(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crimora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlottesville(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 Augusta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Wad Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.81224, 38.14085
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 46M
    Length 732M
    Width 244M
    Area 161HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Total Surface Area (HA) 161
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1906

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. H. Harman
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dominion Manganese Corp.
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Indicated 2800mt ore
    Demonstrated 2800mt ore
    Inferred 30500mt ore
    Total resources 33300mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 42 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1944

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATE OF ORIGINAL ENTRY WAS 1974-DATE OF REVISIONS 1976. REC 020-021 INFORMATION IS FROM USBM REPT. REC 7 IS AS OF 1944. THIS MINE LIES JUST OUTSIDE OF THE SHENNADOAH NATIONAL PARK REC 060 MANGANESE ORE FOUND AS PSILOMELANE, MANGANITE AND WAD INATED IN IRREGULAR MASSES THROUGH THE CLAY. RESIDUAL DEPOSIT RESULTING FROM EROSION OF SHALY DOLOMITE. MATRIX 6 DATA FROM REC 700

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

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