Furnace Mountain Mine

Past Producer in Loudoun county in Virginia, United States with commodities Iron, Lead, Zinc
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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. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300912
MAS/MILS ID 0511070011
Record type Site
Current site name Furnace Mountain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -77.54579, 39.26113 (WGS84)
Elevation 91

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Loudoun(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Point of Rocks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Frederick(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Catoctin(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Loudoun

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -77.54579, 39.26113

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-AUG-1978 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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