Rockhounding in Page County, VA: 55 USGS Mineral Sites (2026)

Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown

33 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

Young, J.W. Prospect

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold) and 3 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as occurrence for Sulfur-Pyrite, Gold. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold, Pyrite. Approx. location 38.459, -78.532. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
6 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
5 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
1 site
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
1 site
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
1 site

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

Minerals recorded here

Limonite 12Psilomelane 11Pyrolusite 9Goethite 5Malachite 3Wad 2Hematite 2Manganite 2Copper 1Chalcocite 1Gold 1Pyrite 1

Commodities

Iron 23Manganese 14Copper 5Zinc 2Sulfur-Pyrite 1Gold 1Kaolin 1Mineral Pigments 1Graphite 1

Sites (first 40)

Site	Commodity	Minerals recorded	Status	Approx. location
Mine Run Prospect	Copper	Chalcocite, Malachite	Occurrence	38.760, -78.351
Ida Mine	Copper	Copper, Malachite	Past Producer	38.603, -78.426
Shank ? Mine	Iron	Goethite, Hematite, Limonite	Past Producer	38.719, -78.398
Audenried ? Mine	Iron	Goethite, Hematite, Limonite	Past Producer	38.698, -78.429
Rust Property Mine	Iron	Goethite, Limonite	Past Producer	38.713, -78.402
Catherine Furnace Mines	Iron	Goethite, Limonite	Past Producer	38.558, -78.636
Pitt Spring Mine	Iron	Goethite, Limonite	Past Producer	38.564, -78.658
Young, J.W. Prospect	Sulfur-Pyrite, Gold	Gold, Pyrite	Occurrence	38.459, -78.532
Sunny Ridge Graphite Ppt.	Graphite	Graphite	Occurrence	38.543, -78.498
Boyer Mine/Garrison Bank/Smith Bank	Iron	Limonite	Past Producer	38.482, -78.584
Baker Bank	Iron	Limonite	Past Producer	38.474, -78.558
Smith Bank Mine	Iron, Kaolin	Limonite, Psilomelane	Past Producer	38.496, -78.570
Honey Run Mines	Iron	Limonite, Psilomelane	Past Producer	38.558, -78.543
Ingham Mine	Iron	Limonite, Psilomelane	Past Producer	38.523, -78.565
Little Ore Bank Mine	Manganese	Limonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite	Past Producer	38.508, -78.568
Jarmans Run Prospect	Manganese	Limonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad	Occurrence	38.722, -78.382
Hawksbill Mountain Prospect	—	Malachite	Occurrence	38.556, -78.391
Compton Mine	Manganese	Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite	Past Producer	38.769, -78.358
Stanley Mine	Manganese	Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad	Past Producer	38.560, -78.511
Fronk Prospect	Manganese	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite	Occurrence	38.700, -78.398
Big Spring Branch Mine	Manganese	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite	Past Producer	38.712, -78.412
Vaughn Mine	Manganese	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite	Past Producer	38.720, -78.394
Vaughn South Mine	Manganese	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite	Past Producer	38.707, -78.399
Vaughn Prospect	Manganese	Pyrolusite	Occurrence	38.734, -78.380
Grove Hill Prospect	Zinc	Sphalerite	Occurrence	38.536, -78.611
Richards Mine	Copper	—	Past Producer	38.774, -78.339
Stanley Ocher Mine	Mineral Pigments	—	Past Producer	38.567, -78.518
Bolan Workings	Iron	—	Past Producer	38.480, -78.570
Mines Run Bank	Iron	—	Past Producer	38.737, -78.363
Boyer Mine	Iron	—	Past Producer	38.489, -78.584
Bailey Prospect	—	—	Occurrence	38.759, -78.369
Smith Bank	Iron	—	Past Producer	38.493, -78.570
Honey Run Mine	Iron	—	Past Producer	38.555, -78.553
Piney Mountain Prospect	—	—	Prospect	38.435, -78.550
Ingham Mine	Iron	—	Past Producer	38.523, -78.566
Baker Bank	Iron	—	Past Producer	38.387, -79.562
C.H. Palmer Prospect	—	—	Prospect	38.459, -78.608
Kimball Mine	—	—	Past Producer	38.493, -78.570
Jarmans Run Prospect	Manganese	—	Prospect	38.723, -78.383
Vaughan Prospect	Manganese	—	Prospect	38.737, -78.383

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 8 fossil collection records in Page County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Madison County · Rockingham County · Greene County · Harrisonburg (City) County · Rappahannock County

Virginia mineral guides

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Is It Legal to Collect Rocks on Public Land? BLM, Forest Service and National Park Rules

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.

Updated October 2026

Rockhounding in Page County, Virginia

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Young, J.W. Prospect

Field cards: what kind of sites?

Mineral cards

Copper

Quartz

Gold

Feldspar

Pyrite