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Stack Mine (Past Producer)Jordan (Past Producer)Given (Past Producer)Hepler Mine (Past Producer)Bess Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Double Ridge Mine (Past Producer)Rumsey Mines (Past Producer)Fancy Hill Mine (Occurrence)Hays Gap Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Covington Prospect (Prospect)Falling Spring Prospect (Prospect)Vowles Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Horse Mountain Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Iron Mountain Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Rich Patch Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Rich Patch + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Pit No. 16 + 13 more nearby (Past Producer)Low Moor White Rock Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Moore and Haynes (Past Producer)L.C. Craft Prospect (Prospect)Low Moor Number 1 Mine (Past Producer)Moore and Haynes Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Circle Mine (Past Producer)Callie No. 1 & 2 Et Al. (Past Producer)Iron Gate Fossil Oremine (Past Producer)Fancy Hill Mine (Past Producer)Longdale Furnace Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
27 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 7 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

57
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

3
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Limonite 12Goethite 3

Commodities

Iron 58Manganese 2

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Low Moor White Rock MineIronGoethitePast Producer37.768, -79.891
Low Moor B MineIronGoethitePast Producer36.864, -79.909
Low Moor Number 1 MineIronGoethitePast Producer37.773, -79.889
Lignite MineIronLimonitePast Producer37.627, -80.023
GivenIronLimonitePast Producer37.645, -80.140
Longdale-Victoria MinesIronLimonitePast Producer37.875, -79.625
TredegarIronLimonitePast Producer37.667, -79.982
Roaring RunIronLimonitePast Producer37.683, -79.933
Big Hill MineIronLimonitePast Producer37.720, -79.815
Rich PatchIronLimonitePast Producer37.737, -79.924
Circle MineIronLimonitePast Producer37.775, -79.850
Callie No. 1 & 2 Et Al.IronLimonitePast Producer37.794, -79.832
Moore and HaynesIronLimonitePast Producer37.851, -79.866
Vowles MineIronLimonitePast Producer37.776, -79.961
JordanIronLimonitePast Producer37.685, -80.144
Fancy Hill MineIron—Occurrence37.788, -80.008
Iron Gate Fossil OremineIron—Past Producer37.812, -79.789
Pit No. 16Iron—Past Producer37.820, -79.910
Pit No. 20Iron—Past Producer37.823, -79.905
Rich Patch MinesIron—Past Producer37.759, -79.920
Moore and Haynes MineIron—Past Producer37.856, -79.847
Stack MineIron—Past Producer37.771, -80.144
Rich Patch MineIron—Past Producer37.749, -79.938
Hays Gap MineIron—Past Producer37.736, -79.991
Pit No. 25Iron—Past Producer37.826, -79.902
Horse Mountain MineIron—Past Producer37.754, -79.948
Pit No. 28Iron—Past Producer37.828, -79.895
Vowles Mine——Past Producer37.779, -79.945
Covington Prospect——Prospect37.842, -79.976
L.C. Craft Prospect——Prospect37.777, -79.876
Mcgraw Gap ProspectManganese—Occurrence37.855, -79.855
Pit No. 19Iron—Past Producer37.823, -79.906
Pit No. 26Iron—Past Producer37.826, -79.900
Pit No. 18Iron—Past Producer37.823, -79.910
Rumsey MinesIron—Past Producer37.773, -80.078
Pit No. 12Iron—Past Producer37.816, -79.914
Pit No. 29Iron—Past Producer37.830, -79.896
Iron Mountain MineIron—Past Producer37.809, -79.921
Iron Mountain MineIron—Past Producer37.801, -79.931
Double Ridge MineIron—Past Producer37.634, -80.111

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 6 fossil collection records in Alleghany County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

James City County · Botetourt County · Craig County · Bath County · Rockbridge County

Virginia mineral guides

Back to all Virginia counties.

Related articles

How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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