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Connor B Hall Iron Deposit (Prospect)Howell Mine (Past Producer)Grassy Hill Prospect (Prospect)Rocky Mount Mine (Past Producer)Hutts-Cooper Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Mine + 6 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Patterson Mine (Prospect)Plyburn Prospect (Prospect)Hickory Mine + 18 more nearby (Past Producer)Chitwood Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
11 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.

Woof’s favorite find

Patterson Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 of the minerals on our cards and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as prospect for Feldspar. Minerals mentioned: Mica, Feldspar. Approx. location 36.899, -79.770. USGS record.

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Field cards: what kind of sites?

31
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

7
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
Unknown

Status not recorded.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Mica 34Iron 4Copper 1Feldspar 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Hickory MineMica—Past Producer36.868, -79.784
Unnamed MineMica—Past Producer36.861, -79.793
Chitwood MineMica—Past Producer36.892, -79.758
Rocky Mount MineMica—Past Producer36.872, -79.791
Eames No. 1 MineMica—Past Producer36.871, -79.784
Nelson MineMica—Past Producer36.520, -79.812
No. 29 MineMica—Past Producer36.867, -79.785
Howell MineIron—Past Producer36.952, -80.119
Hutts-Cooper MineMica—Past Producer36.852, -79.819
Chimney MineMica—Past Producer36.871, -79.782
Unnamed ProspectMica—Prospect36.851, -79.804
Connor B Hall Iron DepositIron—Prospect36.907, -80.165
Almon MineMica—Past Producer36.873, -79.776
Plyburn ProspectMica—Prospect36.885, -79.766
Sue Emma MineMica—Past Producer36.866, -79.788
Water Hole MineMica—Past Producer36.871, -79.779
Old Chestnut Mountain MineMica—Past Producer36.869, -79.784
Indian MineMica—Past Producer36.873, -79.774
Mud Hole MineMica—Past Producer36.873, -79.779
Grassy Hill ProspectCopper—Prospect37.016, -79.903
Dudley MineMica—Past Producer36.867, -79.786
Plant No. 2 MineMica—Past Producer36.869, -79.783
Grinstaff MineMica—Past Producer36.873, -79.775
Rocky Mount MineIron—Past Producer36.998, -79.904
Mason-Patterson MineMica—Past Producer36.856, -79.804
Allen Moore MineMica—Past Producer36.873, -79.777
Eames No. 2 MineMica—Past Producer36.872, -79.784
Center Ridge MineMica—Past Producer36.858, -79.803
No. 3 MineMica—Past Producer36.873, -79.779
Brooks MineMica—Past Producer36.869, -79.781
Franklin MineMica—Unknown36.874, -79.776
Unnamed ProspectMica—Prospect36.858, -79.805
Plant No. One MineIron, Mica—Past Producer36.869, -79.782
Klondike MineMica—Past Producer36.860, -79.801
Simms MineMica—Past Producer36.858, -79.804
Dewitt MineMica—Past Producer36.516, -79.809
Unnamed ProspectMica—Prospect36.857, -79.805
Fields MineMica—Past Producer36.872, -79.776
Patterson MineFeldspar—Prospect36.899, -79.770

Nearby counties

Franklin city · Pittsylvania County · Henry County · Roanoke city · Danville (City) County

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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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