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Prospect Number Four

Prospect in Coosa county in Alabama, United States with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112280
MAS/MILS ID 0010370002
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect Number Four

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.16107, 32.95406 (WGS84)
Elevation 200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coosa(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rockford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montgomery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Coosa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.16107, 32.95406
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTER F. GEOL. OF ALB. TIN BELT GEOL. SUR ALB. BUL. 54 PG.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT, A QUARTZ VEIN IS ABOUT 6 INS. THICK AND IS COMP MILKY QUARTZ,CUT BY VEINLETS OF CASSITERITE AND MUSCOVITE UP INCHES WIDE. SOME FLOAT IS STREWN OVER THE SURFACE. THERE AR TONNAGES OR GRADE GIVEN. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Harrison U.S. Bureau of Mines

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