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Wells Property (Occurrence)Mary Holyman Prospect (Prospect)Waggoner Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Gillespie Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Waggoner Mine (Past Producer)Little Creek Prospect (Occurrence)Montigue Tract No 2 Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Montigue Tract No 4 Prospect (Occurrence)Wade Tract No 1 Prospect (Occurrence)Wade Tract No. 2 Prospect (Occurrence)Four-Mile Tract Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Two-Mile Tract Prospect (Occurrence)Ryder Tract Prospect (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
13 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?

13
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

3
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Limonite 1

Commodities

Iron 14Manganese 2

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Waggoner MineManganese, IronLimonitePast Producer37.858, -80.261
Little Creek ProspectIron—Occurrence37.927, -80.217
Four-Mile Tract ProspectIron—Occurrence38.035, -80.118
Mary Holyman Prospect——Prospect37.924, -80.256
Gillespie ProspectManganese—Occurrence37.865, -80.257
Waggoner Mine——Past Producer37.895, -80.248
Wade Tract No 1 ProspectIron—Occurrence37.971, -80.190
Ryder Tract ProspectIron—Occurrence38.051, -80.099
Wade Tract No. 2 ProspectIron—Occurrence37.990, -80.147
Montigue Tract No 2 ProspectIron—Occurrence37.896, -80.226
Two-Mile Tract ProspectIron—Occurrence38.002, -80.140
Brushy Ridge ProspectIron—Occurrence37.888, -80.245
Montigue Tract No 4 ProspectIron—Occurrence37.885, -80.239
Fertig Iron ProspectIron—Prospect38.039, -80.115
Wells PropertyIron—Occurrence37.884, -80.666
Montigue Tract No 3 ProspectIron—Occurrence37.893, -80.228
Hall Prospect——Prospect37.870, -80.265
Glenmore Iron EstateIron—Occurrence37.894, -80.271

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 4 fossil collection records in Greenbrier County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Raleigh County · Pocahontas County · Monroe County · Webster County · Fayette 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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