Purgatory Mountain Prospect

Prospect in Botetourt county in Virginia, United States with commodity Iron
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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 10252280
MAS/MILS ID 0510230015
Record type Site
Current site name Purgatory Mountain Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -79.61336, 37.58426 (WGS84)
Elevation 354
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botetourt(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arnold Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Botetourt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -79.61336, 37.58426

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-78 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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