Johnston Prospect

Unknown in Cleburne county in Alabama, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160748
MRDS ID W029030
MAS/MILS ID 0010290007
Record type Site
Current site name Johnston Prospect
Alternate or previous names Walker Place
Related records 10079473

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -85.46025, 33.51295 (WGS84)
Elevation 412
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cleburne(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hightower(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Cleburne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 017 S 011 E 26 Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -85.46025, 33.51295

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 20HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1874

Mining district

District name None

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Walker Place
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner W. N. Smith
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner Leslie Slaton
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner George Buttram
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner Orsie White
    Home office Alabama
    Year 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

    ESPENSHADE G.H.,GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAR

  • Deposit

    IRGINIA,AND ALABAMA,U.S.G.S.BUL. 1142-I,1963,PP.I42-47.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON ORIGINAL ENTRY, THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE RECORD DISTANCE TO LAST POINT OF COMMON CARRIER- 2 KILOMETERS , DI TO ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY- 3 KILOMETERS , DISTANCE TO POWER 4 KILOMETERS. COMMENTS THAT FOLLOW PERTAIN TO 1977 REVIEW&,ADDITION OF REC RECORDS 10,20-24,30,40,50 TAKEN FROM ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY CONTRACT RECORDS REF.RECS.703 INDICATES DEPOSIT IS NOT SIGNIFICANT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Uhrin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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