Williams Prospect

Past Producer in Bland county in Virginia, United States with commodities Cobalt, 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10252425
MAS/MILS ID 0510210008
Record type Site
Current site name Williams Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.02761, 37.28647 (WGS84)
Elevation 878

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bland(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Princeton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bluefield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle New(hydrologic unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(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 Virginia Bland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.02761, 37.28647

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917

Mining district

District name Western Va

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner S. W. Williams And Son
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL QUANTITY MANGANESE OXIDE FOUND (700 PG 146). C FOUND IN SINGLE SPECIMEN ANALYSIS AT .21% (702 PG 274). REC 020 PROBABLE OWNER IN 1922 (700 PG 146) REC 030 LOCATION FROM 700 PG 146 AND FIG 27. LOCATION IN GILES COUNTY IS IN ERROR, ALTHOUGH ONLY 1 MILE AWAY. DATE ENTERED 1976.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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