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Crimson Spring Mine (Past Producer)Doss Prospect (Occurrence)Wikel Prospect (Occurrence)Williams Mine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Hareless Tract Prospect (Occurrence)Porterfield Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Hale Tract Prospect (Occurrence)Bell Prospect-Potts Creek Valley (Prospect)Rocksalia Spring Prospect (Occurrence)Owen Shaft Prospect (Occurrence)Peters Mountain Prospect (Occurrence)Traynham Prospect + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)G W Carpenter Tract Prospect (Occurrence)Little Mountain Prospect (Occurrence)Faudree Property-Gap Mt. Property (Past Producer)Traynham Prospect Mine (Past Producer)Rutledge Ridge Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Appalachian Ore Company Mine + 4 more nearby (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
18 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?

15
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

9
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

2
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Iron 12Manganese 7

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Appalachian Ore Company MineManganese—Occurrence37.609, -80.292
Rutledge Ridge ProspectIron—Occurrence37.523, -80.320
Doss ProspectIron—Occurrence37.445, -80.473
Traynham Prospect MineManganese—Past Producer37.583, -80.316
Traynham ProspectManganese—Past Producer37.548, -80.331
Williams MineManganese—Occurrence37.474, -80.449
Sweet Spring Districtgoody Koontz MineManganese—Past Producer37.608, -80.293
Wikel ProspectManganese—Occurrence37.504, -80.443
Appalachian Ores Co.-Gap Mt. Prop——Past Producer37.607, -80.297
Rocksalia Spring ProspectIron—Occurrence37.600, -80.348
Faudree Property-Gap Mt. Property——Past Producer37.607, -80.309
Traynham Mine Prospect / Mary Cru——Past Producer37.545, -80.335
Porterfield ProspectManganese—Occurrence37.509, -80.401
Hale Tract ProspectIron—Occurrence37.502, -80.405
Williams Prospect——Past Producer37.476, -80.450
Bell Prospect-Potts Creek Valley——Prospect37.524, -80.382
Traynham Tract ProspectIron—Occurrence37.510, -80.396
Little Mountain ProspectIron—Occurrence37.504, -80.342
G W Carpenter Tract ProspectIron—Occurrence37.541, -80.337
Hareless Tract ProspectIron—Occurrence37.439, -80.447
Crimson Spring MineIron—Past Producer37.519, -80.478
Goodykoontz Mine——Past Producer37.612, -80.281
Owen Shaft ProspectIron—Occurrence37.588, -80.356
Bradley Iron ProspectIron—Occurrence37.519, -80.312
Peters Mountain ProspectIron—Occurrence37.551, -80.361
Baker Prospect-Gap Mt. Property——Prospect37.614, -80.294

Fossil collections

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

Nearby counties

Raleigh County · Greenbrier County · Mercer County · Pocahontas County · Webster 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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