High Hill Mine

Past Producer in Halifax county in Virginia, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10227851
MAS/MILS ID 0510830010
Record type Site
Current site name High Hill Mine
Alternate or previous names High Hill Mining Company Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -78.75974, 36.66067 (WGS84)
Elevation 128

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Halifax(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Omega(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Dan(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Halifax

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -78.75974, 36.66067

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Virginia Copper Co., Ltd.
    Home office New York
    Year 1977

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Lyday, Travis Q. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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