Lightfoot Mine

Past Producer in Buckingham county in Virginia, United States with commodities Copper, Gold
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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 10155411
MAS/MILS ID 0510290037
Record type Site
Current site name Lightfoot Mine
Alternate or previous names Cowan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -78.36722, 37.70145 (WGS84)
Elevation 117
Location accuracy 500(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
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -78.36722, 37.70145

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JUL-79 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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