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Suiter East Mine Round Mt

Past Producer in Bland county in Virginia, United States with commodities Cobalt, Manganese
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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. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10301144
MAS/MILS ID 0510210009
Record type Site
Current site name Suiter East Mine Round Mt

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -81.24291, 37.12817 (WGS84)
Elevation 1024
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bland(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bastian(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle New(hydrologic unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(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 Bland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Wad Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -81.24291, 37.12817
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Area 7.4HA
    Depth to top 1.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Total Surface Area (HA) 7.4
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Year of first production 1917

Mining district

District name Round Mountain District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Miller Manganese Co. (Controlled By)
    Interest 100
    Home office West Virginia
    Year 1974

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Sapakoff U.S. Bureau of Mines

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