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Traynham Mine Prospect / Mary Cru

Past Producer in Monroe county in West Virginia, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10204278
MAS/MILS ID 0540630004
Record type Site
Current site name Traynham Mine Prospect / Mary Cru
Alternate or previous names Mp Property /, Potts Creek Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.33539, 37.54476 (WGS84)
Elevation 732

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Monroe(county)

West Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paint Bank(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewisburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper James(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

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 West Virginia Monroe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.33539, 37.54476
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dr. B. L. Traynham
    Home office West Virginia
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner Thorne, O. E.
    Home office West Virginia
    Year 1974

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1941 ONE CARLOAD OF LOW GRADE MN ORE WAS SHIPPED. IN 1942 5 TONS WERE MINED.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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