Rocky Knob Prospect

Prospect in Floyd county in Virginia, United States with commodities Copper, Iron, Sulfur
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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. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10251843
MAS/MILS ID 0510630037
Record type Site
Current site name Rocky Knob Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.34669, 36.81697 (WGS84)
Elevation 960

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Floyd(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Woolwine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Dan(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Blue Ridge Parkway(Parkway)

Parkway NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Floyd

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.34669, 36.81697

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-AUG-1978 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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