New Canton Mines

Past Producer in Buckingham county in Virginia, United States with commodity Sulfur
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  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. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10131293
MAS/MILS ID 0510290014
Record type Site
Current site name New Canton Mines
Alternate or previous names Johnson Mine, Staples Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -78.30252, 37.69425 (WGS84)
Elevation 87
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Buckingham(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arvonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillwyn(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 Buckingham

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -78.30252, 37.69425

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-78 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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