| Deposit ID | 10081301 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033309 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.95552, 33.27237 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | SIX MILES WEST OF ASHLAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clairmont Springs(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)
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 |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Graphite Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Roscoelite | Gangue |
| Result | ROCK ANALYSES UP TO 613 PPM URANIUM: USUALLY AVERAGES 80 PPM URANIUM. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Poe Bridge Mountain Group | ||||
| Rock description | Poe Bridge Mountain Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.95552, 33.27237 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone Trending Ne. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Oxidized |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50W TO N70W |
| Dip | 50 TO 70 SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1974 |
| Discoverer | Alabama Geological Survey |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033309 |
SRC.REF: COOK, R.B, HICKS, B.K. AND BEG, M.A. 1982 RECONNAISSANCE URANIUM EXPLORATION IN COOSA AND CLAY COUNTIES, ALABAMA, AL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CIRC. 107, 44 P.
BEG, M.A., 1980, ASSESSMENT OF URANIUM RESOURCES IN THREE SELECT RADIO-METRIC ANOMALIES IN THE NORTHERN ALABAMA PI-EDMONT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 41P.
COOK, R.B., HICKS, B.K., AND BEG, M.A., 1982 RECONNAISSANCE URANIUM EXPLORATION IN COOSA AND CLAY COUNTIES ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CIRC. 107, 44 P.
NEATHERY, T.L., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COOSA COUNTY ALABAMA:, AL:, ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP 152, 19 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IS PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH FRACTURE AND SHEAR ZONES SUBPARALLEL TO THE ROCK DIP AND STRIKE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Beg, Mirza A. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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