| Deposit ID | 10155718 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0511970009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ayer Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.98871, 36.91477 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wythe(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Max Meadows(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 | Wythe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Erwin and Hampton Formations |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Ayer |
| Home office | Virginia |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0511970009 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-FEB-1978 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.