Savage Prospect

Unknown in Smyth 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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179443
MAS/MILS ID 0511730021
Record type Site
Current site name Savage Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.62903, 36.71568 (WGS84)
Elevation 838

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Smyth(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Konnarock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

George Washington National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Jefferson 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Smyth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Erwin and Hampton Formations

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Mining district

District name Glade Mountain

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner L. L. Savage
    Home office New Jersey
    Year 1974

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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