Joshua Creek Mine

Past Producer in Campbell county in Virginia, United States with commodity Manganese
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10203486
MAS/MILS ID 0510310042
Record type Site
Current site name Joshua Creek Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.02114, 37.42006 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Campbell(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Campbell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.02114, 37.42006

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954

Mining district

District name James River-Roanoke River Manganese District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Comments on the production information

  • APPROX. 1 CARLOAD OF MN ORE WAS MINED PRIOR TO 1954.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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