| Deposit ID | 10080212 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031315 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Flannigan Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Flanagan Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.72366, 36.93424 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 576 |
| Relative position | 1.05 MI NE OF ALLISONIA FROM CHURCH ON R. 693. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Penhook(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Danville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(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 | Pulaski |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 228 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32b |
| Deposit model name | Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| Mark3 model number | 42 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shady Formation;Rome | ||||
| Rock description | Shady Formation;Rome | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -79.72366, 36.93424 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Laswell Thrust Fault; Hiwassee Thrust Fault11 |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Delton Fault: Nnw Tranvesrs, West Side Up. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 30 DEG. NW |
| Length | 100.58M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Austinville Lead Zinc Iron District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henderson Flannigan |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1007.36M |
| Overall length | 100.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031315 |
MCDOWELL, R.C., 1968, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF MACKS MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH.D. DISSERTATION, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY.
BOYD, C.R., 1881, RESOURCES OF SOUTH-WEST VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, 321 P.
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
MCCREATH, A.S., AND D'INVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA: HARRISBURG, PA., HARRISBURG PUBLISHING CO., 171 P.
HOOVER, D., 1987, HOOVER COLOR CORPORATION, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO. 7, 167 P.
1933 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV: ISSUED GEO. MAP OF VALLEY.
1975 OTHER R.B. NEUMAN: COMPILED MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-B.
BOYD, (1881, P. 40)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE SAID TO BE AT CONTACT OF "WHITE SILICEOUS LIMESTONE AND BLUE AND WHITE LAMELLATED WAVY LIMESTONE" (BOYD, 1881), PROBABLY SHADY DOLOMITE OVER ROME LIMESTONE AND RED BEDS. SHAFT FILLED IN. NO EXPOSURE AT SHAFT SITE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1987 | Good, Richard S. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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