Porter Bank

Past Producer in Smyth county in Virginia, United States with commodities Iron, 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276291
MAS/MILS ID 0511730032
Record type Site
Current site name Porter Bank

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.39202, 36.79428 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Smyth(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Atkins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(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)

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 Smyth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.39202, 36.79428

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Mining district

District name Glade Mountain

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lobdell Car Wheel Co.
    Home office Delaware
    Year 1974

Comments on the production information

  • LOBDELL CO.SHIPPED 35000 TONS OF MN IRON ORE FROM 1880 TO 18

Reference information

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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