Edith Mine

Past Producer in Bedford county in Virginia, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276543
MAS/MILS ID 0510190066
Record type Site
Current site name Edith Mine
Alternate or previous names Upland Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -79.81787, 37.40756 (WGS84)
Elevation 670
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botetourt(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Villamont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper James(hydrologic unit)

James(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(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 Bedford

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -79.81787, 37.40756

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Virginia Iron, Coal, And Coke Co.
    Year 1980

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-80 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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