Houston Mines

Past Producer in Botetourt county in Virginia, United States with commodities Aluminum, 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. Links to other databases
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276661
MAS/MILS ID 0510230007
Record type Site
Current site name Houston Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.84367, 37.42006 (WGS84)
Elevation 518

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botetourt(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Villamont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roanoke(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)

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 Botetourt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.84367, 37.42006

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1909

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRON AND MANGANESE HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THIS MINE AS WELL AS OADS OF BAUXITE IN 1915.

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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