| Deposit ID | 10111904 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0010190141 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cherokee County |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.69996, 34.05014 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 300 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Weisner Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Cherokee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 011 S | 009 E | 34 | C C C | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -85.69996, 34.05014 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0010190141 |
MCGALLEY, HENRY, 1897, REPORT ON THE VALLEY REGIONS OF ALABA
PART 2: ON THE COOSA VALLEY REGION: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPE
REPT. 9, 852P.
BOWLES, EDGAR, 1941, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CH
COUNTY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 15, 38P.
BURCHARD, E. F. AND T. G. ANDREWS, 1947, IRON ORE OUTCROPS O
RED MOUNTAIN FORMATION IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL
SURVEY SPEC. REPT. 19, 375P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Alabama Geological Survey | Alabama Geological Survey |
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