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Henderlite Prospect

Occurrence in Smyth county in Virginia, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Calcium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067265
MRDS ID VA01755
Record type Site
Current site name Henderlite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.46176, 36.85563 (WGS84)
Elevation 707
Relative position 3.35 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN MARION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Smyth(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Atkins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Smyth

Comments on the location information

  • .65 MILES N 85 DEGREES 3 OF MT. CARMEL CURCH, 2150 FEET 2 87 DEGREES E FROM BENCH MARK G 375 AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 689 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 11, 600 FEET WEST OF THE CREEK IN ARNEY HOLLOW. FIELD EXAMINATION CONDUCTED 12/4/85. UTM COORDINATES AND ELEVATION IS A CENTER OF AREA WORKINGS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1986)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Calcium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Beekmantown Formation
    Rock description Beekmantown Formation;Residual Clay

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.46176, 36.85563
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne/Sw Trending Thrust Fault System
Type of structure Local
Structure description Prospect Area Is Located Approximately 1700 Feet North Of The Seven Springs Thrust Fault.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures In The Dolomite

Comments on the geologic information

  • REGIONAL GEOLOGY FROM C. BUTTS (1933).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1880

Mining district

District name Smyth County Barite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Neil, O.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 12.19M
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 OPEN SHAFTS AND A CLUSTER OF SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES. EASTERN SHAFT IS APPROXIMATELY 6 X 10 FEET AND 40 (?) FEET DEEP. APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET OT THE WEST, A SECOND SHAFT WITH 10 X 20 FOOT DECLINE CUT 60 DEGREES IN A S10W DIRECTION ABOUT 30 DEEP, THEN A 5 FOOT X 5 FOOT SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH WAS FOUND. NUMEROUS SHALLOW OPEN PITS 15 TO55 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 5 TO 10 FEET DEEP IS FOUND ALONG HILLSIDE. SURFACE WORKINGS ARE PARTIALLY FILLED IN WITH ROCK DEBRIS AND GROWN OVER. FIELD EXAMINATION CONDUCTED 12/4/85.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION BY SMALL PITS AND 2 OPEN SHAFTS. WORKINGS ARE NOT CONTINUOUS FROM HENDERLITE MINE: THEEREFORE, THIS LISTED AS A SEPARATE PROSPECT. THE 2 OPEN SHAFTS ARE STABLE AND IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION, AND NOT FILLED WITH DEBRIS OR TRASH, SUGGESTING THE SHAFTS MAY HAVE BEEN SUNK MORE RECENTLY THAN THE 1880'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 42

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1875 ? - 1885 ?
Deposit DESCRIPTION HERE IS BASED UPON SIMILAR DEPOSITS FOUND WITHIN THE DISTRICT. BARITE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR FRAGMENTS IN THE RESIDUAL CLAY AND AS VEINS AND REPLACEMENT MASSES IN FACTURES IN THE DOLOMITE. DEPOSIT IS NOT EXPOSED IN THE WORKINGS.
Deposit SURFACE WORKINGS ARE NOT CONTINUOUS AND APPEAR TO BE TO THE NORTH OF THE HENDERLITE MINE TREND. THEREFORE THIS AREA IS ENTERED AS A SEPERATE PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1987 Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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