| Deposit ID | 10079560 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029525 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | National Mine |
| Related records | 10112328 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.87496, 33.29348 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 |
| Relative position | 2.75KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Mica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Graphite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Roscoelite | Ore |
| Result | HIGH VANADIUM PERCENTAGE IN ONE SAMPLE. 60.0 POUNDS OF GRAPHITE PER TON. MICA CONCENTRATE 0.78% V2O5 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -85.87496, 33.29348 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Normal Faults Of Two To Three Feet Displacement In The Pits. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 17M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Ashland Graphite |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. W. Steward And M. Haynes |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029525 |
PROUTY, W. F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GRAPHITE INDUSTRY: ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY SPEC. REPT. 12, 190 P
1923 RECON AGS
1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUR. OF MINES
PALLISTER, H. D. AND THOENEN, J.R., 1948, FLAKE GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM INVESTIGATION IN CLAY, COOSA, AND CHILTON COUNTIES, ALABAMA:U.S. BUR. OF MINES REPT. INV 4366, 84 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOR MOST OF THE DEPOSIT, THE AMOUNT OF OVERBURDEN TO BE REMOVED BEFORE REACHING THE ORE WOULD BE SMALLS AND THE DEPOSIT WOULD BE ONE OF THE EASIEST TO MINE IN THE DISTRICT. THE UNIFORMITY OF THE THICKNESS, LARGE TONNAGE AND HIGH GRADE OF THIS DEPOSIT IS UNUSUAL. (THOENEN & PALLISTER) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | DRILL HOLES DETERMINED THATTHE ORE BODY IS ALMOST HORIZONTAL IN THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. LARGE PART OF DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN NE/NE SECTION 14, T.20S., R.7E. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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