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Livesay Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080237
MRDS ID W031343
Record type Site
Current site name Livesay Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.49343, 36.76147 (WGS84)
Elevation 741
Relative position ABOUT 5.3 MILES S 15 DEG E FROM DOWNTOWN MARION, 4.4 MILES S 78 DEG W FROM SUGAR GROVE (DOT SMYTH COUNTY HIGHWAY MAP, 1981)

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)

Federal lands

George Washington National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

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

Comments on the location information

  • 2.45 MILES S 72 DEG W FROM THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROADS 670 AND 601 AT TEAS, 7200 FEET N 77 DEG W FROM THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROADS 672 AND 701 AT SLABTOWN, ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE SOUTH FORK OF HOLSTON RIVER, AND SAME SMALL PROSPECT PIT UP TO 200 FEET SOUTH OF THIS POINT, BELOW ELEVATION OF 2500 FEET. IT LIES 1.6 MILES S 64 DEG E WEST FROM THE SCOTT PROSPECT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1988)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Dolomite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Limestone Gangue

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 > Limestone
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite
    Rock description Shady Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.49343, 36.76147
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge
Type of structure Local
Structure description Quebec Thrust Fault, Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL, IRREGULAR
    Strike N 70 DEG E
    Dip 70 DEG SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY AT PROSPECT IS MASSIVE, DENSE, MEDIUM TO DARK GRAY, LAMINATED TO 12 INCH THICK BEDDED LIMESTONE/DOLOMITE WITH BLOCKY PARTING. STRIKE N 66 DEG E/DIP 61 DEG SE. THIN VEINS OF QUARTZ AND CARBONATE (WHITE DOLOMITE?) ALONG FRACTURES WITH MINOR FEOX STAINING, BUT NO FRESH GALENA OR SPHALERITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Discoverer Virginia Lead And Zinc Company

Mining district

District name Rye Valley Lead/Zinc District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Virginia Lead And Zinc Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service - Jefferson National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 10.67M
    Overall width 3.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • WATSON (1905) REPORTED THAT A SHAFT WAS BEING SUNK ON THE EDGE OF SOUTH FORK OF HOLSTON RIVER. DEPTH OF SHAFT UNKNOWN AND NOT FURTHER DESCRIBED BY CURRIER (1935). FIELD INSPECTION CONDUCTED 2/10/80. ADIT PARALLEL TO STRIKE JUST ABOVE CREEK LEVEL TRENDING N 70 DEG E FOUND WITH SMALL OUTSLOPE DUMP. POSSIBLE SMALL PROSPECT PITS (?) THAT ARE HEAVILY GROWN OVER LIE WITHIN 200 FEET TO SOUTH OF PROSPECT ON HILLSIDE.

Comments on development

  • VIRGINIA LEAD AND ZINC CO. PROSPECTED THE DEPOSIT IN 1905. A SHAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN STARTED IN 1905 BUT NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE (WATSON, 1905).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1905 DIREXPL VIRGINIA LEAD AND ZINC CO.-PROSPECTED

  • Deposit

    1935 GEOLMAP VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: ISSUED BULL. 43

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIMESTONE IS BRECCIATED, WITH WHITE DOLOMITE, GALENA AND SPHALERITE. SIMILAR TO GEOLOGY AND SETTING AT THE SCOTT PROSPECT (WATSON, 1905). NO GALENA OR SPHALERITE WAS FOUND BY CURRIER (1935).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1980 Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Updater 01-MAR-1988 Lovett, James A. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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