| Deposit ID | 10079461 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alabama King Mine |
| Related records | 10257610 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.82913, 32.86683 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 186 |
| Relative position | 5 KM SE ALEXANDER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tallapoosa(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dadeville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Opelika(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phenix City(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 | Tallapoosa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wedowee Group | ||||
| Rock description | Wedowee Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.82913, 32.86683 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 DEG E |
| Dip | 40 DEG SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Devils Backbone |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029010 |
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91 P.
ADAMS, G.I., BUTTS, CHARLES, STEPHENSON, L.W., AND COOK, C.W., 1926, GEOLOGY OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SPECIAL REPORT #14, 312 P.
1930 COMPILE AGS
1948 RECON PARDEE, J.T., PARK, C.F. JR.
O'NEIL, J.F., VALLELY, J.L., 1970, GOLD VALUES OF SAMPLES FROM THE DEVILS BACKBONE AREA, TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR-67. 19 P
1970 RECON AGS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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