| Deposit ID | 10119246 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0131150037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Porter-Shippen Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | J.B.Scott Property |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.30524, 34.09703 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 235 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Floyd(county)
Georgia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cedartown West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Georgia | Floyd |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -85.30524, 34.09703 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. H. Shippen |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Georgia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Porter-Shippen Mining Co. |
| Home office | Georgia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0131150037 |
USBM R.I.4178, 1948, P 9.
GEOL.SURVEY OF GA., BULL.10-A, 1900, P 182.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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