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Hoffman Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Hoffman Mine (Past Producer)Rowan Prospect (Occurrence)Potts Valley Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Paint Bank + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Clarke County Quarry & Mill (Past Producer)Little Mountain Prospect (Prospect)Lower Linton Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Chevy Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Red Brush Mine (Past Producer)Peters Hill Prospect (Occurrence)Red Brush Prospect (Past Producer)Cliff Prospect (Prospect)Cliff Prospect (Past Producer)Fenwick Iron Mines (Past Producer)Lignite Mine + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Fenwick Mine (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
17 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 2 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?

13
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

8
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

5
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Psilomelane 1

Commodities

Iron 8Manganese 7

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Paint BankManganesePsilomelanePast Producer37.571, -80.272
Lignite MineIron—Occurrence37.609, -80.018
Double Ridge MineIron—Occurrence37.635, -80.110
Fenwick MineIron—Occurrence37.580, -80.018
Cliff ProspectManganese—Past Producer37.476, -80.114
Chevy MineManganese—Past Producer37.422, -80.180
Hoffman MineManganese—Past Producer37.363, -80.376
Red Brush MineManganese—Past Producer37.544, -80.173
Hoffman Mine——Past Producer37.368, -80.380
Potts Valley ProspectManganese—Prospect37.559, -80.300
Red Brush Prospect——Past Producer37.576, -80.130
Chevy Mine——Past Producer37.423, -80.188
Clarke County Quarry & Mill——Past Producer37.578, -80.253
Hoffman and Givens Prospect——Prospect37.379, -80.382
Cliff Prospect——Prospect37.458, -80.128
Little Mountain Prospect——Prospect37.556, -80.256
Fenwick Iron MinesIron—Past Producer37.580, -80.055
Lignite MineIron—Past Producer37.608, -80.019
Lower Linton Prospect——Prospect37.594, -80.239
Fenwick MineIron—Past Producer37.608, -80.019
Perdue Prospect——Prospect37.588, -80.240
Gusler MineManganese—Past Producer37.318, -80.467
Upper Linton Prospect——Prospect37.555, -80.293
Rowan ProspectIron—Occurrence37.561, -80.303
Arms Prospect——Prospect37.571, -80.274
Peters Hill ProspectIron—Occurrence37.504, -80.152

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 2 fossil collection records in Craig County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Botetourt County · Alleghany County · James City County · Roanoke County · Roanoke city

Virginia mineral guides

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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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