| Lat / long: | 36.8334, -80.96648 |
| Primary: | Zinc |
| Tertiary: | Lead |
| Ore: | Galena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite |
| Gangue: | Barite, Dolomite |
| Orebody form: | LINEAR |
| Discovery year: | 1874 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1874 |
| Host rock: | Residuum;Shady Dolomite |
| Host type: | Clay, Mud,Dolomite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trends, Galena Synclinal Basin, Austinville Anticline, Ivanhoe Cross Fault, Gleaves Knob Overthrust, Pierce Mill Overthrust |
| Tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
| Alteration processes: | Oxidation Of Primary Sulphides |
| MRDS | W031368 |
| DEP | 10080260 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.}{Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.}{Deposit:: 1874 DIREXPL ? - MINED ZINC OR} |
| Reporter | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) |