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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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Feaster Prospect (Occurrence)Mcdonald Tract Mine (Past Producer)Isaac Lewis Farm + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Ketterman Prospect (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
4 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.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

3
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

2
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Hematite 1Limonite 1

Commodities

Iron 5

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Isaac Lewis FarmIronHematite, LimonitePast Producer39.175, -79.128
Ketterman ProspectIron—Occurrence38.913, -79.064
Greenland Gap ProspectIron—Occurrence39.179, -79.125
Feaster ProspectIron—Occurrence39.167, -79.173
Mcdonald Tract MineIron—Past Producer39.193, -79.133

Nearby counties

Mineral County · Hardy County · Barbour County · Hampshire County · Preston 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 USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date.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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