| Lat / long: | 36.79869, -81.09564 |
| Primary: | Iron |
| Secondary: | Zinc |
| Tertiary: | Sulfur-Pyrite |
| Ore: | Hemimorphite, Limonite, Smithsonite |
| Gangue: | Gypsum |
| Orebody form: | BLANKET TO IRREGULAR |
| Other material: | Pyrite |
| Discovery year: | 1885 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1885 |
| Host rock: | Shady Dolomite;Erwin Quartzite |
| Host type: | Limestone,Dolomite |
| Structure: | Stacked Allocthons In Imbricate And Duplex Systems., Brush Creek Overthrust, Fry Hill Anticline, Poplar Camp Overthrust |
| Tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
| Alteration processes: | Oxidation Of Primary Sulphides Pyrite To Fe Oxides, Sphalerite. |
| MRDS | W031365 |
| DEP | 10080257 |
| Reference | {Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: (1) HOLDEN, R.J., (1907). P. 458; (2) MCCREATH AND *NVILLIER (1887). P. 118}{Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.}{Deposit:: HOLDEN, R.J., 1907, IRON, IN WATSON, T.L., MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA., J.P. BELL CO., P. 402-491.}{Deposit:: MCCREATH, A.S., AND *NVILLIER, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA: HARRISBURG, 171 P.}{Deposit:: DIREXPL CROCKETT, OGLESBY, & COMPANY-MINED IRON ORE}{Deposit:: DIREXPL VIRGINIA IRON, COAL, AND COKE CO.-MINED}{Production:: CURRIER (1935).} |
| Reporter | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Good, Richard S. |