| Lat / long: | 36.87368, -80.77758 |
| Primary: | Zinc, Iron |
| Secondary: | Lead |
| Ore: | Hemimorphite, Limonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite |
| Gangue: | Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz |
| Orebody form: | BLANKET, FOLLOWS FRACTURES |
| Discovery year: | 1880 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1880 |
| Last production ended: | 1885 |
| Host rock: | Shady Dolomite |
| Host type: | Clay, Mud,Dolomite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw Trend, Galena Synclinal Basin, Anticline, Periwinkle Branch Overthrust, Hematite Mountain Overthrust, Poplar Camp Overthrust |
| Tectonic: | Miogeosyncline |
| Alteration processes: | Oxidation Of Primary Sulphides |
| MRDS | W031236 |
| DEP | 10106180 |
| Reference | {Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: MCCREATH AND *NVILLIERS (1887).}{Deposit:: BOYD, C.R., 1881, RESOURCES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, 321 P.}{Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.}{Deposit:: MCCREATH, A.S., AND *NVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA HARRISBURG, 171 P.}{Deposit:: DIREXPL ? -SHAFT SUNK}{Deposit:: DIREXPL ?-PITS DUG, IRON ORE MINED} |
| Reporter | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.), Good, Richard S. |