Tom Coward Gap Prospect

Past Producer in Rabun county in Georgia, United States with commodities Iron-Pyrite, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067505
MRDS ID W000282
Record type Site
Current site name Tom Coward Gap Prospect
Related records 10265458

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.58319, 34.91682 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rabun(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hightower Bald(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Toccoa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tugaloo(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chattahoochee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Rabun

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron-Pyrite Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Deposit Is On Strike Extension of Ore In Macon and Jackson Counties, North Carolina.
  • DEPOSIT IS ON STRIKE EXTENSION OF ORE IN MACON AND JACKSON COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.58319, 34.91682

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Ducktown, Tn Deposit Type

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • A 60 FEET DEEP SHAFT WAS CONSTRUCTED HERE PRIOR TO THE CIVIL WAR.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • WAS PROSPECTED BY TENNESSEE COPPER IN 1962.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEARER, H. K., AND HULL, J. P. D., 1918, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE PYRITE DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA; GEORGIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; BULL. NO. 33, 229 PP

  • Deposit

    Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Part of Prospect Is In Chattahoochee National Forest. Prospecting Permit For Area Has Been Given To Tennessee Copper Company, 1962. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit PART OF PROSPECT IS IN CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST. PROSPECTING PERMIT FOR AREA HAS BEEN GIVEN TO TENNESSEE COPPER COMPANY, 1962. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Cannon, Suzanne S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey deposit type, add min. comm.,
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references

Beyond USGS

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