Locust Cove Mine

Past Producer in Smyth county in Virginia, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076332
MRDS ID W023300
Record type Site
Current site name Locust Cove Mine
Related records 10227677

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.57677, 36.9609 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Smyth(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chatham Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(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 Smyth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.57677, 36.9609

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VA DIV OF MINERAL RESOURCES.

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP.

  • Deposit

    MESA HEALTH AND SAVETY INSPECTION REPORT MARCH 13 AND 14, 1772.

  • Deposit

    MINE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY UNITED STATES CYPSUM COMPANY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.