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Benjamin Prospect

Prospect in Clay county in Alabama, United States with commodities Arsenic, Copper, Gold, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136005
MRDS ID W029002
MAS/MILS ID 0010270007
Record type Site
Current site name Benjamin Prospect
Related records 10079457

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -85.65056, 33.25095 (WGS84)
Elevation 226
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Randolph(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lineville East(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Clay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 020 S 009 E 25 NWSENE Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Unknown
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scolecite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -85.65056, 33.25095
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35E
    Dip 35E
    Thickness 1M
    Length 10M
    Width 2M
    Area 5HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N35E:35E
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    Date of Last Modification 820430

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cragford

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Measured 2000mt ore
    Indicated 4000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6000mt ore
    Inferred 4000mt ore
    Total resources 10000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Arsenic As 24 wt-pct Arsenic Trace 1974
    Lead Pb 26 wt-pct Lead Trace 1974
    Copper Cu 0.0001 wt-pct Copper Trace 1974
    Gold Au 0.0002 g/mt Gold Trace 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Measured 1000mt ore
    Indicated 3000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4000mt ore
    Inferred 3000mt ore
    Total resources 7000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Arsenic As 25 wt-pct Arsenic Trace 1974
    Lead Pb 27 wt-pct Lead Trace 1974
    Copper Cu 0.0002 wt-pct Copper Trace 1974
    Gold Au 0.0003 g/mt Gold Trace 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PROUTTY, W.F., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALA., COUNTY REPORT NUMBER 1,

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, G.I., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALA., BULLETIN NO. 40, 1930.

  • Deposit

    SPAINE S.I., GEOL. SURV. ALA., CIRCULAR 55.

  • Deposit

    WEDOW H. JR., U.S.G.S. PROFFESSIONAL PAPER 580, 1968.

  • Deposit

    NEATHERY, T.L, GEOL. SURV. ALA., CIRCULAR 50.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARSENOPYRITE IS MAJOR CONSTITUENT OF ORE, COPPER, LEAD AND G WOULD BE BY PRODUCTS. DISTANCE TO ROAD AND ELECTRICITY 1 KM, ADEQUATE WATER ONSITE REVIEWED UNDER COPPER STUDY, 4-77.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Alabama Geological Survey Alabama Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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