Proudfoot Lease

Prospect in Barbour county in West 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10253865
MAS/MILS ID 0540010001
Record type Site
Current site name Proudfoot Lease

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.85947, 39.18034 (WGS84)
Elevation 533

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Barbour(county)

West Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Colebank(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kingwood(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tygart Valley(hydrologic unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic accounting unit)

Monongahela(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States West Virginia Barbour

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.85947, 39.18034

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. F And Dorsey Poling Farm
    Home office West Virginia
    Year 1974
  • Type Lessee/Operator
    Owner J. H Proudfoot
    Home office West Virginia
    Year 1974
  • Type Lessee/Operator
    Owner Thorne, Grover C.
    Home office West Virginia
    Year 1974

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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