| Deposit ID | 10106180 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031236 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sayers Property Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sawyers Property Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.77758, 36.87368 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 604 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.1 MILE NNE OFPATTERSON CROSSROAD, ROUTS 621 AND 607., Acc: Other Iron Pits Nearby Filled In. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wythe(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sylvatus(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Wythe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | IRON ORE - FE - 53.75%, P - 0.065% SIO2 - 8.12%. IRON ORE SITE TO NORTHEAST OF FIRST ONE - FE - 57.5%, P - 0.046%, SIO2 - 5.18% |
|---|
| Model code | 228 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32b |
| Deposit model name | Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| Mark3 model number | 42 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Shady Dolomite |
| Rock description | Shady Dolomite |
| (1) | -80.77758, 36.87368 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Galena Synclinal Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Anticline, Periwinkle Branch Overthrust, Hematite Mountain Overthrust, Poplar Camp Overthrust |
| General form | BLANKET, FOLLOWS FRACTURES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG W |
| Dip | 2 DEG NE |
| Depth to top | 12M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1885 |
| District name | Cripple Creek-New River |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Virginia Iron And Coke (Mineral Rights) |
| Home office | Pulaski, Va |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Smythers (Surface Rights) |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 0M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031236 |
SRC.REF: MCCREATH AND D'INVILLIERS (1887).
BOYD, C.R., 1881, RESOURCES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, 321 P.
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
MCCREATH, A.S., AND D'INVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA HARRISBURG, 171 P.
DIREXPL ? -SHAFT SUNK
DIREXPL ?-PITS DUG, IRON ORE MINED
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED ZINC MINERALS (MOSTLY HEMIMORHITE) AND LIMONITE OCCUR IN RESIDUAL CLAYS. ONE PIT WAS 3.7 M (12') DEEP. IRON ORE VISIBLE IN PITS, SINK HOLES, AND GULLIES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-80 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-88 | Good, Richard S. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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