| Deposit ID | 10079481 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alabama Gold and Mica Co Gold Mine |
| Related records | 10184777 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.86802, 33.32654 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 |
| Relative position | 6 K M NW ASHLAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lineville West(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 | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Poe Bridge Mtn Group | ||||
| Rock description | Poe Bridge Mtn Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.86802, 33.32654 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Idaho |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029041 |
BREWER, W.M., 1896, UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA: ALA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 5.
ADAMS, G. I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALA. GEOL SURVEY BULL 40.
TULL, J.F. STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT NW OF BREVADD ZONE: AM. V. SCI. V. 278, P 442-460
CLARKE, O.M., JR., 1979, IDAHO GOLD DISTRICT, CLAY COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE.
1918 RECON AGS
1980 RECON AGS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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