Bishop Place

Prospect in Bland 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276992
MAS/MILS ID 0510210024
Record type Site
Current site name Bishop Place

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.21061, 37.21367 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bland(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bastian(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
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.21061, 37.21367

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner W. J. Rose
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1974

Comments on the production information

  • 7 TO 8 TONS OF MN ORE WERE SHIPPED BY ROSE IN 1917,BUT COULD SOLD BECAUSE IT WAS TO HIGH IN SILICA.

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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