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Reeds Mountain

Past Producer in Carroll county in Georgia, United States with commodities Gold, Cobalt, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067866
MRDS ID W000739
Record type Site
Current site name Reeds Mountain
Related records 10192030

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.08324, 33.65014 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carroll(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Temple(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Carroll
United States Georgia Carroll

Comments on the location information

  • THIS DISTRICT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DEPOSITS:SANFORD HILL-SOUTH EXTENSION(ALSO CALLED MACINTYRE DEVELOPMENT OR TAHAWUS OR SANFORD HILL),CHENEY POND,UPPER WORKS (ALSO CALLED CALAMITY OR MILL POND), AND MT. ADAMS (ALSO CALLED IRON MOUNTAIN OR ORE MOUNTAIN).{{ALL INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM REF.1A.EXCEPT AS INDICATED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.08324, 33.65014
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sericite Quartzite, Kyaniitequartz Sericite Schist, Chlorite Schist, Hornblende And Biotite Gneisses, New Georgia Group

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: MARCY ANORTHOSITE, GABBRO, WHITEFACE ANORTHOSITE ; GEOL.DESC: IGNEOUS-ANORTHOSITE-NORITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name No.3

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION ALL FROM AANFORD LAKE, SOUTH EXTENSION DEPOSIT. RECENT PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 50 MILLION ST ILMENITE ALREADY PROVEN; NEW ORE BODY AT CHENEY POND EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MORE THAN 100 MILLION TONS OF HIGHER GRADE ORE THAN THAT BEING MINED AT PRESENT.
  • 50 MILLION ST ILMENITE ALREADY PROVEN;NEW ORE BODY AT CHENEY POND EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MORE THAN 100 MILLION TONS OF HIGHER GRADE ORE THAN THAT BEING MINED AT PRESENT
  • RESERVES UNKNOWN; PYRITE WITH LESS THAN 1 % COPPER IN HYPOGENE SULFIDE ORE; COBALT, 20 TO 70 PPM.

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORD NUMBER ISM0587 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD; RECORD NUMBER ISM0625 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KINKEL, A.R., WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO J.S. VHAY

  • Reserve-Resource

    UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT

  • Deposit

    Mcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin B-96, 127 P.Mcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin B-96, 127 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Info.Src : 5 Pers Comm
Deposit First Production Year: 1942(ILMENITE), 1834(IRON)
Deposit Discovery Year: 1826(FE), 1848 (TI RECOGNIZED)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1972 Coury, Anny B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey location accuracy, easting and northing, host rocks, prod comm, ref.
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey checked location; entered commodity codes

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