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Orndorff, Jasper, Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080722
MRDS ID W032068
Record type Site
Current site name Orndorff, Jasper, Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.50944, 39.01947 (WGS84)
Elevation 436
Relative position ABOUT 1.6 KM (1.0 MI) NORTHWEST OF ZEPP.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shenandoah(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wardensville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winchester(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cumberland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

George Washington 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 Shenandoah

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 2.0 KM (1.3 MI) NORTH ON STATE ROAD 746 FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 600 TO A JEEP TRAIL HEADING NORTHEAST UP GODLOVE HILL: PROSPECT BEGINS ABOUT 11 M (35 FT) NE OF 746, CONTINUING UP THE CREST OF THE HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Chert Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum
    Rock description Ridgeley Sandstone;Clay Residuum

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.50944, 39.01947
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend
Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENSES AND VEINLETS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Clay Residuum

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1922

Mining district

District name Cedar Creek Valley Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kaylor-Fleming Manganese Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 84M

Comments on the workings information

  • ORIGINAL WORKINGS CONSISTED OF 3 SHAFTS, 1 TUNNEL, AND SEVERAL PITS. IN 1982, 3 CAVED SHAFTS AND NUMEROUS CAVED PITS WERE SEEN. MANGANESE ORE IS ABUNDANT ON THE DUMPS AROUND THE SHAFTS AND ALSO IN THE ROCK OUTCROPS IN THE SHAFT WALLS. TUNNEL WAS NOT FOUND: IT WAS ORIGINALLY 84 M (275 FT) LONG.

Comments on development

  • MINE WAS WORKED BEFORE 1922. 3 SHAFTS WERE SUNK BEFORE KAYLOR-FLEMING MANGANESE CO. LEASED THE PROPERTY AND MADE THE TUNNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VGS BULL 23, 206 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE OCCURS IN CLAY AND FRIABLE SANDSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1982 Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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