Silver Creek Mine

Past Producer in Giles county in Virginia, United States with commodity 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276238
MAS/MILS ID 0510710001
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Creek Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.9276, 37.23287 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Giles(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mechanicsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Radford(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 Giles

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -80.9276, 37.23287

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1920

Mining district

District name Flat Top Mountain

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Crismond Family
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner Silver Creek Mn Mining Co.
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner R. F. Biggam (Leasee)
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1926-29,19 CARLOADS OF MN CONCENTRATES WERE SHIPPED BY DUKLEY, AND STAFFORD. IN,1929-34,JOSEPH TAYLOR SHIPPED 12 CARLO IN 1941,2 CARS OF 38-40% MN WERE SHIPPED BY THE CRISMOND FAMILY

Reference information

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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