| Deposit ID | 10096548 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030844 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ben White Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.77424, 36.80896 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 722 |
| Relative position | 1.3 KM (4200 FT) N 86 E OF EARLY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carroll(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sylvatus(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Carroll |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Iron, Pig Iron | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 91 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24b |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits) |
| Mark3 model number | 30 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lynchburg Group, Ashe Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lynchburg Group, Ashe Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Ashe Formation - Biotite gneiss |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Fries Thrust, 3 Phases Of Regional Deformation |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | 3 S Surfaces Observed In Schist In Next Valley To Nw |
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1861 |
| District name | Cranberry Creek Segment/Gossan Lead District/Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province. |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Texas Gulf (Forest Products Division) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030844 |
STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.
WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.
CONLEY, J.F., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 59, 33P.
1911 RECON W.H. WEED: BULL. 455
DIREXPL UNKNOWN COMPANY PROSPECTING
1935 RECON C.S. ROSS: PROF. PAPER 179.
1939 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: BULL. 72.
1948 RECON R.J. WRIGHT & N.D. RAMAN: OPEN-FILE REPORT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: PRE-CIVIL WAR |
| Deposit | DEPOSIT NOT DESCRIBED IN WEED (1911). |
| Deposit | THERE ARE NUMEROUS PITS AND A LOT OF FE STAINED BLOCKS OF SCHIST ALL OVER THESE HILLSIDES, BUT MOST OF THEM PROBABLY WEREN'T BY MINING ACTIVITY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1987 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1987 | Myers, Lesley L. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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