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Lofton Bauxite & Kaolin

Prospect in Augusta county in Virginia, United States with commodities Aluminum, Manganese
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068422
MRDS ID W001478
Record type Site
Current site name Lofton Bauxite & Kaolin
Alternate or previous names Virginia Bauxite Houston

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.24308, 37.95311 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH OF ROANOKE
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Augusta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Primary
Manganese Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • A FEW CARLOADS BAUX. MINED HOUSTON MN MINE 1915

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.24308, 37.95311
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1915
Discoverer Houston Manganese Mine
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place
Year of first production 1915

Mining district

District name Houston

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W001478

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WARREN, W. C., BRIDGE, JOSIAH, AND OVERSTREET, E. F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-K, P. 17

  • Deposit

    WARREN, W.C., BRIDGE, JOSIAH, AND OVERSTREET, E.F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-K, P. K1-K17.

  • Deposit

    1942 RECON WARREN, BRIDGE - OVERSTREE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Patterson, Sam H. U.S. Geological Survey