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B. F. Camden Anomaly

Past Producer in Amherst county in Virginia, United States with commodity Titanium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10251795
MAS/MILS ID 0510090013
Record type Site
Current site name B. F. Camden Anomaly
Alternate or previous names S. V. Wood Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.06865, 37.70116 (WGS84)
Elevation 220
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Amherst

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.06865, 37.70116
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M
    Length 2360M
    Width 216M
    Area 61HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 MANTLELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Strike And Dip N10W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 61
    Date of Last Modification 820902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1957
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1958
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Roseland Anorth

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Numerous Private Owners
    Interest 100
    Year 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 51HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 0
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 1.3
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING WOULD BE 61 HECTARES. DISTRICT NAME = ROSELAND ANORTHOSITE-TITANIUM BELT

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAR-1995 D R S U.S. Bureau of Mines

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