Mortimer Mines

Past Producer in Campbell county in Virginia, United States with commodity Manganese
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10131263
MAS/MILS ID 0510310035
Record type Site
Current site name Mortimer Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.22915, 37.25926 (WGS84)
Elevation 244

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Campbell(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

City Farm(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Roanoke(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Campbell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.22915, 37.25926

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1907

Mining district

District name James River-Roanoke River Manganese District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Columbia Manganese Co.
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner Virginia Ores Corp.
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1918,VIRGINIA ORES CORP. TOOK A TOTAL OF 525 TONS OF MN O THIS MINE AND PRIBBLE MINE. IN 1942,COLUMBIA MANG. CO. SHIP ONS OF HAND PICKED MATERIAL TO NATIONAL PAINT AND MANG. CO,L

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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