Shaffer Mine

Past Producer in Fannin county in Georgia, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10143976
MRDS ID W000287
MAS/MILS ID 0131110007
Record type Site
Current site name Shaffer Mine
Alternate or previous names Mobile Mine
Related records 10067510

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -84.41772, 34.96431 (WGS84)
Elevation 475
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fannin(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Epworth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dalton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ocoee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chattahoochee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Fannin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -84.41772, 34.96431

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U. S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINE NO. 20--MOBILE MINE AND OTHER

  • Deposit

    PROPERTIES, FANNIN COUNTY, GEORGIA. WAR MINERALS REPORT, 19

  • Deposit

    PP. 1-9, 26-31.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Lyday, Travis Q. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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