| Deposit ID | 10079457 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Benjamin Prospect |
| Related records | 10136005 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.65496, 33.25737 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 226 |
| Relative position | ACROSS THE CREEK FROM ABANDONED RAILROAD STATION AT CRAGFORD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lineville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Grange(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Clay |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wedowee Group | ||||
| Rock description | Wedowee Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.65496, 33.25737 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 DEG E |
| Dip | 35 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 0.6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cragford |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029002 |
BREWER, W.M., 1896, UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5, 202 P.
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91 P.
1896 RECON AGS
1968 RECON AGS
NEATHERY, T.L., 1968, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE CRAGFORD DISTRICT, CLAY AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 50. 52 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE CLOSE TO HARRIS RESERVOIR UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY ALABAMA POWER CO ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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