Mine Bank

Past Producer in Augusta county in Virginia, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179278
MAS/MILS ID 0510150009
Record type Site
Current site name Mine Bank
Alternate or previous names Pekin Mine, Pulaski Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -79.08694, 37.93255 (WGS84)
Elevation 700
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Augusta(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Levels(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Maury(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

George Washington National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Saint Mary's Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Augusta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Wad Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -79.08694, 37.93255

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9M
    Length 183M
    Width 91M
    Area 61HA
    Depth to top 4M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 1.5
    Total Surface Area (HA) 61
    Date of Last Modification 820616

Comments on the geologic information

  • REC 080 THE MANGANIFEROUS ORE OCCURS AS IRREGULAR WADS OR PO IN CLAY. THE DEPOSIT IS IN A SYNCLINE AND BEDS DIP GENTLY NO ORE BEARING CLAY IS SOMETIMES OVERLAIN BY THIN GRAVEL DEPOSI BARRAN CLAY. DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS WERE TAKEN FROM WMR (REC 700 DATE OF ORIGINAL ENTRY WAS 74.REVISIONS SUBMITTED-76.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1890

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner U.S. Forest Service
    Interest 100
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner General Development Co.
    Home office New York
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Inferred 2000mt ore
    Total resources 2000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 30 wt-pct Iron Trace 1944
    Manganese Mn 4 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1944
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Indicated 500mt ore
    Demonstrated 500mt ore
    Inferred 500mt ore
    Total resources 1000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 35 wt-pct Iron Trace 1944
    Manganese Mn 5 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1944

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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