| Deposit ID | 10081364 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033378 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Teakle Mine |
| Related records | 10136117 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.62912, 33.25848 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 226 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 2.5 MILES S60E OF BERWICK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Randolph(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lineville East(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 | Randolph |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Sulfides | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wedowee Group | ||||
| Rock description | Wedowee Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.62912, 33.25848 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N55E |
| Dip | 50-60 SE |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Cragford District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | D. H. Farmer, Lineville, Al. |
| First year | 1935 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033378 |
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91P.
NEATHERY, T.L., 1968, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE CRAGFORD DISTRICT, CLAY AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 50, 52P.
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156P.
SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94P.
BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CLEBURNE, RANDOLPH, CLAY, TALLADEGA, ELMORE, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5, 105P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS A QUARTZ VEIN IN SAPROLITE; QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINS GOLD, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE, IRON OXIDE, SPHALERITE, AND SCORODITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Rheams, Karen F | Alabama Geological Survey |
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