The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

near Covington. Allegheny County; the
Low Moor and Rich Patch mines, near
Low Moore, Allegheny County; the
Jordan mines. on Potts Creek, Ale
ghany County; the Callie. Wilton and
Circle mines. near Glen Wilton Bote-
tourt County; the Oriskany and Fen
wick mines in Boutetourt and Craig
Counties. near Ari~:any; the Gala
mines, near Dagger Spring. Botctourt
County: the Clayton and Peak Knob
mines. near Pulaski, Pulaski County
and the Locust Hill mine. near Max
Meadows. Wythe County.
The remaining types OF Appalachian
IRON ores In Virginia, including the
limestone magnetic and iron carbon
ate ores are of minor Importance. The
principal deposits OF the limestone
magnetic ores. so far known. occur
near Big Shanty Junc;lon, IN Giles
County and near Abingdon, in Wash
ington County. with smaller deposits
elsewhere in Southwest Virginia iron
carbonate is reported in minable quaint
ity from only one locality. namely.
near Abingdon, in Washington County.
In association with limestone magnet
lite ore.
THE iron ores OF the State are I'M
der investigation by the Virginia Geo
logical Survey. after the completion of
which detailed report Will be pub
lishcd
The iron orc mining industry in
Virginia suffered a decided falling an
in sos, and, excepting the year 1904
1t is the first time in many years Tho
production has been as small The
production OF iron ores in sos amount
ed to 692,223 long tons. valued az
sl,465.69l. as against 1856 long tons
| valued at si,53s,92o in 1907. This was
decrease from 1907 of e4.s33 long
tons or 1908 per cent. in quantity, and
S73,229 or 4.75 per cent In value The
average price per ton Of iron ore in
| sos was SAP as compared with
| S1.96 in 1907 Forty eight operators
contributed to the production in 1908
distributed among thirteen counties as
follows: Allegheny, Augusta, Bote-
tourt. Carroll, Craig, Lee. Pittsylvania
| Pulaski. Roanoke, Rockingham, War
rem. WASHINGTON and Wythe There
was n decided increase in operation
| in 1899 and the average price of
for this year was s2O2 per ton.
important Developments have been
in progress in Catawba valley and ir
Potts Creek valley. Both districts
will probably become important pro.
| ducing areas in the very near future
Production OF virginia Ore.
"The production Of iron ores In Vir.
| Einia during 1910 amounted to 9O3.371
long tons, valued at s1,845,144. These
| figures represent a Increase over the
| production for 1909, OF 65.53o long
tons or 1882 per cent in quantity, and
s151.956, or S.97 per cent In value The
| average price per ton Of the iron ore
mined in Virginia during 1910 was
| 32.04. The 1910 production of iror
ores In the state represented the outpuJ
of forty-nine mines distributed amons
fourteee producers operating in tn,
same number of counties 90. t.
counties producing iron ore I'm tn,
State during 1910 were as follows
Allegheny. Augusta. Bedford, Bote
tourt. Carroll. Craig, Lee. Pi,tsylvania
pulaski, Roanoke. Rockbridge, Smyth
washington and Wythe.
THE total production OF iron ore II
Virginia by varieties. from 1900 to
1910. has been completed anc
1t has been ascertalned that brow
hematite Is vastly the most i'm
portant. producing at presen
00.S9 per cent Of the total Tho next
In order of Importance is red hemn-
tito. which contributed. in 1910, n lit.
tie over per cent of the total pro
duction. while magnetic for the same
year amounted to less than half OF
one per cent. Brown hematite. which
constitutes at present the chief ore
comes mostly from the Appalachian