| Deposit ID | 10179636 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0584 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0510090003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Piney River |
| Alternate or previous names | Roseland District |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.02334, 37.70176 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 220 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Amherst(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Piney River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Buena Vista(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Amherst |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -79.02334, 37.70176 |
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| Strike | N45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 45S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 880M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 30HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Roseland Anorth |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. V. Wilkens, Jr. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Virginia |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 21800000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 125M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0510090003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0584 | MAS references MRDS |
BARKSDALE, J. TITANIUM, ITS OCCURRENCE, CHEMISTRY, AND TECHNOLOGY. RONALD PRESS, NEW YORK, 1949, 591 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE EXTENDS TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST 122 METERS. THICKNESS VARIES ALONG LENGTH FROM 86 METERS IN THE NORTH- EAST TO 15 METERS IN THE SOUTHWEST. ORE BODY HAS BEEN MINED TO DEPTH OF 18 METERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-OCT-96 | Drs/Tjm | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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