| Deposit ID | 10228222 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0511970018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cave Hill |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.19151, 36.80178 (WGS84) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Wythe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -81.19151, 36.80178 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1884 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| 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 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0511970018 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-FEB-1978 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.