Buckhorn Prospect

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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10228185
MAS/MILS ID 0510210017
Record type Site
Current site name Buckhorn Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.9998, 37.27617 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Giles(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oakvale(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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.9998, 37.27617

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Buckhorn Lumber Co.
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC 010 COL 22 .46% COBALT REPORTED (701 PG 274) REC 701, 702, 800 ENTERED 1976 BY SCHMIDT

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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