Cave Hill

Past Producer in Wythe county in Virginia, United States with commodities Iron, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10228222
MAS/MILS ID 0511970018
Record type Site
Current site name Cave Hill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.19151, 36.80178 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wythe(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Speedwell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wytheville(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)

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 Wythe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.19151, 36.80178

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1884

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cave Hill Co.
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner Wythe And Speedwell Mining And Iron Manufacturing Co.
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner Virginia Iron And Coke Co.
    Home office Virginia
    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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