Butcher Creek Hills

Occurrence in Wise 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10227707
MAS/MILS ID 0511950004
Record type Site
Current site name Butcher Creek Hills

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.68316, 36.89568 (WGS84)
Elevation 533

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wise(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Norton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bristol(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Powell(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

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 Wise

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.68316, 36.89568

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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