| Deposit ID | 10083761 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W100571 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cherokee Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cherokee Mine/Sixes/Labelle/Culp/Farrar/Casteel/Coggins/Haynes No.2 |
| Related records | 10143850, 10305947, 10305948, 10305951, 10305957, 10305949 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.55492, 34.18763 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
Georgia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
South Canton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cartersville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Etowah(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Corps of Engineers(Branch)
Branch USACE(Type of land area)
USACE(Federal land areas administered by USACE)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Georgia | Cherokee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| (1) | -84.55492, 34.18763 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Amphibolite, Mica Schist, Pumpkinvine Creek Formation |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W100571 |
LESURE, PARDEE & PARKS; BULL. 19; BULL. 4-A
Lesure, F.G., Curtin, G. C., And D'Agistino, J.P., 1993, Mineral Resource Assessment Of Gold And Silver In The Greenville 1-Degree X 2-Degree Quadrangle, South Carolina, Georgia, And North Carolina, U.S. Geological Survey Field InvestigatioLesure, F.G., Curtin, G. C., And D'Agistino, J.P., 1993, Mineral Resource Assessment Of Gold And Silver In The Greenville 1-Degree X 2-Degree Quadrangle, South Carolina, Georgia, And North Carolina, U.S. Geological Survey Field Investigatio
Yeates, W.S., Mccallie, S.W., And King, F.P., 1896, A Preliminary Report On The Gold Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 4a, 542 P.Yeates, W.S., Mccallie, S.W., And King, F.P., 1896, A Preliminary Report On The Gold Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 4a, 542 P.
Pardee, J.T., And Parks, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 213, 129 P. Pardee, J.T., And Parks, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 213, 129 P.
Mcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 96, 127 P. Mcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 96, 127 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-MAY-1998 | Cocker, Mark D. | Georgia Geologic Survey | location accuracy, easting and northing, ore min, add non-ore min.; host rocks, prod comm, ref. |
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1983 | Whitlow, S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-NOV-2002 | Woodruff, Laurel G. | U.S. Geological Survey | commodity codes; updated references |
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