| Deposit ID | 10080187 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031284 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Maddox Mn Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mattox Mn Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.19558, 37.30089 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 268 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MILE E-NE OF LAWYERS CROSSROAD, ROUTES 683 AND 622, Est From Literature Could Not Locate In Field (Espenshade, 1954, Pl.2), Est From Literature Could Not Locate In Field (Espenshade, 1954, Pl.2) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Campbell(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
City Farm(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Roanoke(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Campbell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group | ||||
| Rock description | Mt Athos Member, Alligator Back Formation, Lynchburg Group | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| (1) | -79.19558, 37.30089 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Smith River Allocthon |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | On Crest Of Plunging Anticline |
| General form | LENSOID, NODULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 DEG W |
| Dip | SE SW |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | James River-Roanoke River Mn, Fe And Ba District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Adams, 1939 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | O. F. Mattox, Lawyer; George Mattox, City Farm |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031284 |
BROWN, W.R., 1958, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LYNCHBURG QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 74, 99P. (P.77).
ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER - ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008.
1931 DIREXPL ? - DUG SHAFT, OPEN CUTS, MINED
DIREXPL ? - DUG SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS, MINED
EDMUNDSON (1938)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HARD, SILICEOUS MN ORE IN YELLOW CLAY SEAM. |
| Deposit | A N-NW STRIKE (N 15 DEG W) IS ANOMALOUS COMPARED TO REGIONAL NE STRIKE THAT CHARACTERIZES ALMOST ALL OF THE MN, BA AND FE DEPOSITS. ON THE QUARTZITE SPUR 1000 FT SW OF MADDOX MINE IS DARK BROWN, MANGANIFEROUS SOIL AND FLOAT OF BRECCIATED QUARTZITE CEMENTED BY MANGANESE OXIDES IN ORCHARD (NOW GONE?) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1930'S (?) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-87 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-87 | Good, Richard S. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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