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Number Two Prospect

Occurrence in Randolph county in Alabama, United States with commodities Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160303
MRDS ID W029005
MAS/MILS ID 0011110007
Record type Site
Current site name Number Two Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -85.61605, 33.12486 (WGS84)
Elevation 207
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

Wadley South(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 Randolph

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 020 S 010 E 29 SWSESE Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -85.61605, 33.12486
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 5HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
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 1977
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977
    Lead Pb 2 wt-pct Lead Trace 1977
    Arsenic As 2 wt-pct Arsenic Trace 1977
    Zinc Zn 2 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 1000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977
    Lead Pb 3 wt-pct Lead Trace 1977
    Arsenic As 3 wt-pct Arsenic Trace 1977
    Zinc Zn 3 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OTHER COMBINED METHODS
    Swell Factor .33
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    2nd Condition of Workings PLUGGED
    3rd Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPAINE, S. L., 1969, ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 92 P.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, G. I., 1930, ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 61-70

  • Deposit

    PROUTY, W. F., 1923 ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COUNTY REPORT 1

  • Deposit

    NEATHERY T. L., 1968, ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 50

  • Deposit

    WEDOW, H., JR., HEYL, A. V., AND SWEENEY J. W., 1968, U. S.

  • Deposit

    PROFESSIONAL PAPER 580

  • Deposit

    NEATHERY, T. L., 1973, 1974 PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    REYNOLDS, J. W., 1973, 1974 PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    U.S.BUREAU OF MINES WAR MINERALS FILE,ARSENIC&GOLD,RANDOLPH

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORIGINAL ENTRY, THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE RECORD DISTANCE TO LAST POINT OF COMMON CARRIER- 05 KILOMETERS , DI TO ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY- 00 KILOMETERS , DISTANCE TO POWER 01 KILOMETERS. OTHER PROPOSED METHODS HAND SORTING, SIZING, AND WASHING COMMENTS THAT FOLLOW PERTAIN TO 1977 REVIEW OF ALA.GEOL. SUR TRACT RECORDS AND ADDITION OF RECORD 708. RECORDS 10,30,40,60,70 TAKEN FROMALA.GEOL.SURVEY CONTRACT RE MATRIX INFORMATION TAKEN FROM ALABAMA GEOL.SURVEY CONTRACT RECORD 706 MAKES NO ESTIMATE OF RESERVES,AND REPORTS MINOR C PYRITE.

Reporter information

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

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