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Mount Pisgah Prospect

Occurrence in Fannin county in Georgia, United States with commodities Copper, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084784
MRDS ID W102238
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Pisgah Prospect
Alternate or previous names Higdon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.43822, 34.88452 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.2 MILES SW OF HIGDONS STORE; 9 MILES ON AN AIRLINE SW OF COPPERHILL, TENNESSEE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fannin(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Epworth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dalton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ocoee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chattahoochee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Fannin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrrhotite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.43822, 34.88452
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Biotite-Garnet Schist

Comments on the geologic information

  • Location Is 500 Ft Up North Slope of An 800 Ft Hill

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ducktown

Comments on the workings information

  • There Is A 150 Ft Plus Tunnel. The Tunnel Direction Is S30 Degrees E.
  • THERE IS A 150 FT PLUS TUNNEL. THE TUNNEL DIRECTION IS S30 DEGREES E.

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTED IN LATE 1850'S. IN 1917 PROPERTY WAS SECURED BY FLOWER MINING COMPANY- JOHN BAKER, MANAGER. A TEST SHIPMENT SENT TO TENN. CU CO. AVERAGED 4% CU. TO LOW FOR TRANSPORTING. SO WOULD NEED TO BE CONCENTRATED AT MINE AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEARER, H.K. AND HULL, J.P., D, 1918, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE PYRITE DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA; GEORGIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 33, PP. 218-220

  • Deposit

    Shearer, A.K. And Hull, J.P.D., 1981, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite (S) Deposits Of Georgia, Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 P.Shearer, A.K. And Hull, J.P.D., 1981, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite (S) Deposits Of Georgia, Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Dump Ore Consists of Quartz, Biotite, Garnet, Plagioclase Feldspar and Muscovite In This Order of Abundance. A Little Epidote Perhaps. This Is Not A Ducktown Type Deposit As There Is No Limestone and Little Calcium Silicate Minerals.
Deposit LOCATION IS 500 FT UP NORTH SLOPE OF AN 800 FT HILL
Deposit DUMP ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ, BIOTITE, GARNET, PLAGIOCLASE FELDSPAR AND MUSCOVITE IN THIS ORDER OF ABUNDANCE. A LITTLE EPIDOTE PERHAPS. THIS IS NOT A DUCKTOWN TYPE DEPOSIT AS THERE IS NO LIMESTONE AND LITTLE CALCIUM SILICATE MINERALS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1986 Cannon, Suzanne S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey add host rock type;
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references

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