| Deposit ID | 10079332 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028566 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eley Gold Mine |
| Related records | 10111958 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.89579, 33.34598 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 360 |
| Relative position | 9 KM NW ASHLAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clairmont Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Grange(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Talladega National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in Alabama(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Clay |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Rock unit name | Poe Bridge Mtn Group |
| Rock description | Poe Bridge Mtn Group |
| (1) | -85.89579, 33.34598 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Idaho |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028566 |
PARDEE, W. B., AND PARK, C. F. JR., 1948 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 231 , P. 144 - 146 .
BREWER, W. M., 1896 , A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY BULL 5 , P. 57 - 65 .
1896 RECON AGS
CLARKE, O. M. JR., 1979 , IDAHO GOLD DISTRICT, CLAY COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE, 10 P.
1948 RECON PARDEE AND PARK
1975 RECON AGS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OCCURRENCE ONLY; CRYSTALS USUALLY OCCUR AT SURFACE |
| Deposit | EXTENT OF MINERALIZATION NOT KNOWN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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