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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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Mole Hill Prospects (Occurrence)Showalter Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Armentrout Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Turner Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Vetter Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Ziegler Tract Prospect (Prospect)Zigler Prospect + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Miller Run Mine (Past Producer)Smith Property Prospect (Occurrence)Wiseland Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Upper Lewis Run Mine (Past Producer)Mt. Vernon Mine (Past Producer)Shaver Bank (Past Producer)Minnick Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Seller Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Crawford Prospect (Past Producer)Yancey Prospect + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Elkton Mines and Prospects + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Fox Mt. Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Swift Run Prospect (Prospect)L B Lam Occurrence (Prospect)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
22 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Bowers-Campbell Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 3 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 2 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as producer for Dolomite, Zinc. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite, Galena. Approx. location 38.661, -78.795. 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?

16
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

15
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

5
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

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

Sphalerite 11Pyrite 8Limonite 5Psilomelane 4Galena 3Pyrolusite 3Manganite 1Chalcopyrite 1Hemimorphite 1Limestone 1Smithsonite 1

Commodities

Zinc 14Iron 7Sulfur-Pyrite 7Manganese 3Lead 2Dolomite 1Asbestos 1Copper 1Limestone 1General 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Minnick ProspectZincChalcopyrite, Pyrite, SphaleriteOccurrence38.631, -78.694
Bowers-Campbell MineDolomite, ZincGalena, Limestone, Pyrite, Smithsonite, SphaleriteProducer38.661, -78.795
Showalter ProspectLeadGalena, PyriteOccurrence38.520, -78.932
Mole Hill ProspectsZincGalena, SphaleriteOccurrence38.455, -78.956
Zigler ProspectZincHemimorphite, Pyrite, SphaleriteOccurrence38.676, -78.782
Seller MineManganese, IronLimonitePast Producer38.333, -78.675
Fox Mt. MinesIronLimonitePast Producer38.440, -78.571
Miller Run MineIronLimonite, Psilomelane, PyrolusitePast Producer38.244, -78.776
Upper Lewis Run MineIronLimonite, Psilomelane, PyrolusitePast Producer38.290, -78.751
Mt. Vernon MineIronLimonite, Psilomelane, PyrolusitePast Producer38.267, -78.768
Elkton Mines and ProspectsManganese, IronManganite, PsilomelanePast Producer38.390, -78.616
Armentrout ProspectZincPyrite, SphaleriteOccurrence38.552, -78.879
Armstrong-Kiser ProspectZincPyrite, SphaleriteOccurrence38.564, -78.880
Howard Showalter ProspectZincPyrite, SphaleriteOccurrence38.635, -78.821
Vetter ProspectZincPyrite, SphaleriteOccurrence38.631, -78.817
Turner ProspectZincSphaleriteOccurrence38.649, -78.802
Smith Property ProspectZincSphaleriteOccurrence38.675, -78.751
Wiseland ProspectZincSphaleriteOccurrence38.476, -78.751
Showalter Prospect——Occurrence38.520, -78.932
Turner ProspectZinc—Occurrence38.648, -78.805
Shaver Bank——Past Producer38.307, -78.714
Yancey Prospect——Past Producer38.353, -78.639
Fox Mountain MineIron—Past Producer38.438, -78.572
Elkton Mines——Past Producer38.389, -78.618
Sellers Mine——Past Producer38.326, -78.671
L B Lam OccurrenceAsbestos—Prospect38.399, -78.544
Bowers-Campbell Property——Prospect38.661, -78.794
Harnsberger Property——Past Producer38.392, -78.613
Crawford Prospect——Past Producer38.362, -78.633
Wiseland Prospect——Occurrence38.475, -78.751
Minnick Prospect——Prospect38.632, -78.693
Swift Run Prospect——Prospect38.393, -78.593
Unnamed ProspectManganese—Occurrence38.321, -78.683
Gibbens Property——Past Producer38.356, -78.639
Vetter Prospect——Occurrence38.632, -78.815
Ziegler Tract ProspectZinc—Prospect38.679, -78.784
Shenandoah ProspectZinc—Past Producer38.661, -78.794
Big Run Mine——Unknown38.312, -78.692

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 13 fossil collection records in Rockingham County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Harrisonburg (City) County · Page County · Greene County · Madison County · Shenandoah 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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