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Mine No. 20

Occurrence in Fannin county in Georgia, United States with commodities Copper, Iron-Pyrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067509
MRDS ID W000286
Record type Site
Current site name Mine No. 20
Alternate or previous names Lot 20 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.44992, 34.95012 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fannin(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Epworth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dalton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ocoee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(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 Fannin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron-Pyrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Zoisite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Tremolite Gangue
Actinolite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.44992, 34.95012
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Micaceous Schist With Biotite

Comments on the geologic information

  • Ducktown, Tn Deposit Type
  • GEOL.DESC: ORE BODY, (1000 FOOT LONG, UP TO 40 FOOT THICK) IS CONFORMABLE TO COUNTRY ROCK IN STRUCTURE. INTERGROWN MINERALS AND STRINGERS INDICATE PRACTICALLY CONTEMPORANEOUS CRYSTALLIZATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ducktown

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.

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 name, ore min, deposit type
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references; entered lat/long; county name

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