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Forney Prospect

Past Producer in Pulaski county in Virginia, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080213
MRDS ID W031316
Record type Site
Current site name Forney Prospect
Alternate or previous names Shirley Gulch Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.73313, 36.94785 (WGS84)
Elevation 591
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 0.6 MI NNE OF ALLISONIA ON NW SIDE OF NEW RIVER., Acc, Location Is For Adits On North Side Of River

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pulaski(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hiwassee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper New(hydrologic unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Pulaski

Comments on the location information

  • ADITS ARE 0.25 MI NE OF R 653 ALONG PRIVATE ROAD FOR RIVER-SIDE HOUSES; PRIVATE ROAD STARTS AT 90 DEG TURN IN R 653, NEAR SITE OF OLD FERRY. WORKINGS ON SE SIDE OF RIVER KNOWN AS SHIRLEY GULCH MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Zinc Minerals Oxidized

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 228
USGS model code 32b
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Mark3 model number 42

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Formation;Rome Formation
    Rock description Shady Formation;Rome Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.73313, 36.94785
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hiwassee (Laswell), And Powatan Thrust Faults.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nnw Trending Delton Transverse Fault.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip 45-50 DEG SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • DOLOMITE BRECCIA CEMENTED BY DOLOMITE AND CALCITE. PURPLISH SHALE OUTCROPS LOWER DOWN THE SLOPE ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE ADIT AND ALLISONIA. THE SHALE DIPS SSE 45-50 DEG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name Austinville Lead Zinc And Iron District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner D. S. Forney

Comments on the production information

  • SOME ORE FROM PROSPECT WORKINGS MAY HAVE BEEN SHIPPED.

Comments on the workings information

  • ON NORTH SIDE OF RIVER FIVE EXPLORATION ADITS CAN BE SEEN, THREE OF WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE; ONE ADIT EXTENDS MORE THAN 50 FEET. PROSPECTS 50-75 FEET ABOVE FLOOD PLAIN, SHAFT ON SOUTH SIDE OF RIVER WAS NOT LOCATED.

Comments on development

  • AROUND 1900, D.S. FORNEY DROVE AN ADIT INTO THE SLOPE ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE RIVER AND SANK A SHAFT ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE. OTHER ADITS ADDED AND DIAMOND DRILLING DONE IN 1925. A COFFER DAM WAS CONSTRUCTED AND SHOWINGS OF PB-ZN MINERALIZATION WERE REVEALED IN RIVER BED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.

  • Deposit

    LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.

  • Deposit

    WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.

  • Deposit

    WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.

  • Deposit

    MCDOWELL, R.C., 1968, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF MACK MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH.D. DISSERTATION, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY.

  • Deposit

    BOYD, C.R., 1881, RESOURCES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, WILEY AND SONS, 321 P.

  • Deposit

    1900 DIREXPL D.S. FORNEY: DROVE AN ADIT AND A SHAFT.

  • Deposit

    1925 DIREXPL DIAMOND DRILLING

  • Deposit

    1933 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED GEOL. MAP OF VALLEY

  • Deposit

    1943 RECON R.L. MILLER & C.H. BEHRE: FIELD REPORT

  • Deposit

    1975 OTHER R.B. NEUMAN: COMPILED MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-B.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIP IS FOR DOLOSTONE ON NORTH SIDE OF RIVER. DARK GREENISH GRAY AND LIGHT GRAY SPHALERITE OCCUR WITH WHITE DOLOMITE.
Deposit FOR "FORNEY'S MINE," SEE "FALLING CLIFF MINE." ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-80 Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Updater 01-DEC-87 Good, Richard S. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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