W.M. Martin Nuttal Mn Mine

Past Producer in Appomattox county in Virginia, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082520
MRDS ID W055363
Record type Site
Current site name W.M. Martin Nuttal Mn Mine
Alternate or previous names Nuttal 1 of Many Claimed By Estate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.94057, 37.47839 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 1200 FT SE FROM JAMES RIVER, 1100 FT N-NE OF ROUTE 704, 400 FT E OF DIRT ROAD LEADING N FROM ROUTE 704, Acc Later (1950'S) Open Pits Located On Topographic Maps

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Appomattox(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stonewall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Appomattox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Appomattox

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRY LOCATED ON TOPOGRAPHIC SHEET 3300 FT (0.75 MILES) NW OF JUNCTION 704 AND 605.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.94057, 37.47839

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Smith River Allocthon

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metal Rich Brines

Comments on the geologic information

  • NW FACE OF QUARRY IS GRAY GREEN AND WHITE MICACEOUS QUARTZITES (N 42 E) SE FACE WHITE QUARTZITES AND MARBLES; AND NE END OF WIDE PART OF QUARRY NW FACE, OCHERY WEATHERING WITH TIGHT FOLD, AND FAULT OR UNCONFORMITY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1952
Year of last production 1957

Mining district

District name James River-Roanoke River Mn, Fe And Ba District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Enterprise Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Winston M. Martin, Gloria Drumheller And Margaret M. Martin

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Area 0.07HA
    Overall depth 12.19M
    Overall length 76.2M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN QUARRY 100X50 FT, 40 FT DEEP NW SIDE, 15 FT DEEP SE SIDE TREND NE, NARROWS TO 150 LONG, NE TRENDING 15-20 FT WIDE.

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY ORIGINALLY CLAIMED BY NUTTAL ESTATE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAMES RIVER-ROANOKE RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, VIRGINIA U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1008, 155P.

  • Deposit

    CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PIEDMONT VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P. (GENERAL GEOLOGY).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-87 AS Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.