Unnamed, North Side Iron Mountain

Occurrence in Smyth county in Virginia, United States with commodity Cobalt
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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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276384
MAS/MILS ID 0511730041
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed, North Side Iron Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.63203, 36.71258 (WGS84)
Elevation 780

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Smyth(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Konnarock(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

George Washington National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

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
Cobalt Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.63203, 36.71258

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Iron Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC 010 .02% COBALT REPORTED (700 PG 274) REC 030 LOCATION ESTIMATED. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ST CLAIR AND G CREEKS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Schmidt U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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