Unnamed Prospect

Past Producer in Calhoun county in Alabama, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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. 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. Ownership information
  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 10209220
MAS/MILS ID 0010150014
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -85.87916, 33.81514 (WGS84)
Elevation 165
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calhoun(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wellington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Calhoun

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 014 S 007 E 14 NESW Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -85.87916, 33.81514

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 35HA
    Depth to top 4M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 35
    Date of Last Modification 820430

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1863

Mining district

District name Angel

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sdd Walker Sr Estate
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 8HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .4
    Percent Waste Rock 80
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 4
    Primary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 35
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 70
    Year of Information 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EHINGER,R F, 1964, GEOL. AND GEOCHEM. STUDIES OF LEAD-ZINC D

  • Deposit

    IN THE ANGEL DISTRICT, ANGEL ALA.: MASTERS THESIS, CAS, UNIV

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON ORIGINAL ENTRY, THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE RECORD DISTANCE TO LAST POINT OF COMMON CARRIER- 1 KILOMETERS , DI TO ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY- 0 KILOMETERS , DISTANCE TO POWER 1 KILOMETERS. RECORD 151/ORIGINAL DATA SPECIFIES GRAVITY AND ROASTING AS P BENEFICIATION METHODS. ZN & PB, BOTH INDIC. AS POSSIBLE MAIN NO RESERVES ESTIMATED FOR THIS DE-POSIT BY ALA SURVY BECAUSE -XPOSURES PRECLUDED ESTIMATION OFTHE EXTENT OF ORE ZONE. RECORDS 130,151,160/ DATA CONCERNS BOTH LEAD AND ZINC. THIS -S INCLUDED WITH ORIG. ENTRIES ALTHOUGH NO MATRICES WERE PRO

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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