| Deposit ID | 10067236 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | VA01718 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Richards Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.33916, 38.77393 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | Est Undetermined, Est Undetermined |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Page(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bentonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Shenandoah National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Page |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| (1) | -78.33916, 38.77393 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne - Sw Trend |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | VA01718 |
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VA: DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.
THE VIRGINIAS, VOL. 3, P. 44.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-87 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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