| Deposit ID | 10079898 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030656 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boyd Pit |
| Related records | 10136188 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.44165, 32.7335 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chilton(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Marbury(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montgomery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Chilton |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 016E | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Result | 48.7 % FE, 15.9 % INSOL, 0.3 % MN, 0.47 % P. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Higgins Ferry | ||||
| Rock description | Higgins Ferry | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -86.44165, 32.7335 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 DEG E |
| Dip | 50 DEG SE |
| Length | 360M |
| Width | 90M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mountain Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 192.02M |
| Overall width | 100M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030656 |
PALLISTER, H P AND THOENEN J R, 1948, FLAKE GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM INVESTIGATION IN CLAY. COOSA AND CHILTON COUNTIES, ALA: US BUR MINES REPT INV 4366, 84 P.
BROWN, ANDREW, 1948, NORTH ALABAMA BROWN IRON ORES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4229, 82 P.
1948 DIREXPL US BUREAU OF MINES
1981 RECON AGS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BUREAU OF MINES FOUND ADDITIONAL LOW GRADE ORE WEST OF BOYD PIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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