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Ward, R.N., Prospect

Occurrence in Smyth county in Virginia, United States with commodity Lead
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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 10080244
MRDS ID W031349
Record type Site
Current site name Ward, R.N., Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.41649, 36.76675 (WGS84)
Elevation 777
Relative position 6.35 MILES S 48 DEG E FROM MARION, 8 MILES N 80 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

  • 3000 FEET N 65 DEG E FROM THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROADS 610 AND 670 AT ROBERTS MILL, 1150 FEET N 53 DEG W FROM THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROADS 601 AND 674 WEST OF SUGAR GROVE, ABOUT 150 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH FORK OF HOLSTON RIVER, IN THE WOODS AT THE EDGE OF AN OPEN FIELD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1988)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO SPHALERITE WAS REPORTED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Dolomite 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 > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite
    Rock description Shady Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.41649, 36.76675
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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 Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone ?

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO OUTCROP EXPOSED SOUTH OF SOUTH FORK OF HOLSTON RIVER NEAR PROSPECT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Discoverer Rye Valley Mining Company

Mining district

District name Rye Valley Lead/Zinc District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rye Valley Mining Co., R. N. Ward.
  • Type Owner
    Owner C. Ward

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 24.99M
    Overall length 38.1M
    Overall width 6.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • ACCORDING TO WATSON (1905) ONE SHAFT WAS SUNK TO A DEPTH OF 82 FEET. FIELD EXAMINATION CONDUCTED 2/11/88. A FAIRLY LARGE CUT, ABOUT 125 FEET LONG, 8 TO 20 WIDE AND 2 TO 6 FEET DEEP WITH SMALL DUMP PILES ALONG THE CUT WAS LOCATED. OPEN CUT TRENDS N 35 DEG W. NO INDICATION OF CAVED SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTED IN 1905; SANK SHAFT 25 M (82 FT) DEEP, ENCOUNTERED ORE AT 23.8 M (78 FT) AND AT 25 M (82 FT).

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 RYE VALLEY MINING CO.-PROSPECTE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN, PROBABLY SIMILAR TO THE RYE VALLEY MINING COMPANY MINE. MOST LIKELY, MINERALIZATION OCCURS AS OPEN SPACE FILLING AND REPLACEMENT (?) BETWEEN BRECCIATED ZONE IN THE DOLOMITE/LIMESTONE.

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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