| Deposit ID | 10089737 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hog Mountain Mine |
| Related records | 10233066 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.85135, 33.07572 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
| Relative position | 2 KM SOUTHEAST OF NEW HOPE CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tallapoosa(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New Site(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 | Tallapoosa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | BETWEEN 0.1 & 0.2 OUNCES OF GOLD PER TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Wedowee Group |
| Rock description | Wedowee Group |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -85.85135, 33.07572 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1839 |
| District name | Hog Mountain |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mountain Milling And Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029006 |
BREWER, W.M. 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA; ALABAMA GEOL. BULL. 5, P. 84-87
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40 91 P
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F. JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, P. 146-147, PLATE 52.
1896 RECON AGS
1948 RECON PARDEE AND PARK
1975 RECON AGS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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