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Shields Mine

Past Producer in Augusta county in Virginia, United States with commodity Manganese
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10130870
MAS/MILS ID 0510150007
Record type Site
Current site name Shields Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.10785, 37.96945 (WGS84)
Elevation 670
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Augusta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.10785, 37.96945
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Lyndhurst-Vesuvius District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1910-1911,1 CARLOAD OF MN ORE WAS SHIPPED.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0510150007

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines