| Deposit ID | 10179381 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0510050002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vowles Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.94477, 37.77896 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 396 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alleghany(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Covington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper James(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Alleghany |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -79.94477, 37.77896 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | D. A. Vowles |
| Home office | West Virginia |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0510050002 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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