| Deposit ID | 10300717 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0511250004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Simpson Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.74754, 37.68366 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nelson(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Howardsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Nelson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Candler Formation - Phyllite and schist |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| District name | James River-Roanoke River Manganese District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stanbaugh Estates Inc. |
| Home office | Ohio |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0511250004 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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