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Austinville-Ivanhoe Mine

Past Producer in Wythe county in Virginia, United States with commodities Lead, Dolomite, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300769
MRDS ID W023333
MAS/MILS ID 0511970020
Record type Site
Current site name Austinville-Ivanhoe Mine
Alternate or previous names Van Mater Shaft, Ivanhoe Shaft, Austinville-Ivanhoe, Wythe Union Lead Mine, Austinville Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -80.92011, 36.84727 (WGS84)
Elevation 670
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wythe(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Austinville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper New(hydrologic unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Wythe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Dolomite Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Unknown
Anhydrite Unknown
Cerussite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gypsum Unknown
Hemimorphite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -80.92011, 36.84727
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 35S
    Thickness 300M
    Length 7000M
    Width 800M
    Depth to top 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 DOLOMITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N80E:35S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 820715
  • Area 130HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 130
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN-SITU ORE DENSITY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1756
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1756
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Austnvle-Ivanho

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James River Coal Corp.
    ID 4401921
    Interest 100
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1993

Comments on the ownership information

  • IN-SITU ORE DENSITY COMMUNICATION WITH ZINC CORP. OF AMER. OFFICIALS INDICATED THAT THE MINE WAS SOLD TO JAMES RIVER FOR AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT. APPARENTLY, THEY ARE OPERATING IT FOR LIMESTONE BUT THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Description Crude Ore 576899 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1967
    Description Crude Ore 581000 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1968
    Description Crude Ore 597899 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1969
    Description Crude Ore 598700 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1970
    Description Crude Ore 608000 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1971
    Description Crude Ore 557600 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1972
    Description Crude Ore 579500 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1973
    Description Crude Ore 523700 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1974
    Description Crude Ore 562100 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1975
    Description Crude Ore 562399 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1976
    Description Crude Ore 473900 Annual Mt Ore
  • Year 1977
    Description Crude Ore 491599 Mt Ore At 3.0%Zn,0.5%Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 3wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 2780000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2780000mt ore
    Total resources 2780000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1977
    Zinc Zn 3.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AG LIME(PREDOM.DOLOMITE) SEPARATED FROM TAILS & SOLD

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 350M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .55
    Percent Waste Rock 10
    Percent Recovery 85
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1996
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12.13
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1978

Comments on the workings information

  • MINING DISTRICT IS AUSTINVILLE-IVANHOE MINING DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    GULF & WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. FORM 10K, SECURITIES &

  • Reserve-Resource

    EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENS ELONGATED ALONG STRIKE ORE ALSO EFFECTED BY LEACHING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-AUG-93 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/01/1982
MSHA mine ID4401921
Mine name (MSHA)Austinville & Ivanhoe Mine And Mill
Current operatorNew Jersey Zinc Company
Current controller (parent)Gulf + Western Industries Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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