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Smith Mine

Past Producer in Cleburne county in Alabama, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232897
MRDS ID W029031
MAS/MILS ID 0010290005
Record type Site
Current site name Smith Mine
Related records 10079474

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.45025, 33.50375 (WGS84)
Elevation 387
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 36 SWNW Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.45025, 33.50375
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N74E
    Dip 58S
    Thickness 4M
    Length 500M
    Width 60M
    Area 40HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N74E:58S
    Total Surface Area (HA) 40
    Date of Last Modification 820427

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1854

Mining district

District name None

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner First Natl Bank Of Birmingham
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner Johnson, William G.
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner E. And Jane Gibson
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 408000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.1 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977

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

    WEED, W. H., 1900, A. I. M. E. TRANS. V. 30, P. 494-496

  • Deposit

    WEED, W. H., 1911, U. S. G. S. BULL. 455, P. 157-160

  • Deposit

    EPENSHADE, G. H., 1963, U. S. G. S. BULL. 1142-I P. 42-46

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON ORIGINAL ENTRY, THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE RECORD DISTANCE TO LAST POINT OF COMMON CARRIER- 0 KILOMETERS , DI TO ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY- 3 KILOMETERS , DISTANCE TO POWER 6 KILOMETERS. RECORD 151/ ORIGINAL DATA LISTS GRAVITY AND PROCESS LEACH AS FICIATION METHODS. COPPER IS 60 PERCENT RECOVERABLE BY BOTH RECORD 151/ 1 PERCENT MILLFEED SHIPPED AS CONCENTRATES. REVIEW AND UPDATE,MAY 1977 BY DAVID C. UHRIN. RECORDS 20-22,30,40,50,60,80 TAKEN FROM ALA GEOL. SURVEY CON REC 70,COLS 62-72 ADDED TO RECORDTAKEN FROM ALA.GEOL. SURVEY TRACT. REF REC 704,P.I46 INDICATES THAT SMITH PROSPECT ORE AND SIZ NOT SEEM TO BE VERY SIGNIFICANT. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LITERATURE THAT SUPPORTS THE TONNAGES IN THE MATRIX PROVIDED ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY CONTRACT WORK. THE WAR MINERALS REPORT COPPER IN CLEBURNE COUNTY DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION O DEPOSIT.THE WMR FILE FOR GOLD MAKES BRIEF REFERENCE TO OTHER LESS PROMISING PROSPECTS WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE STONE HILL BUT NO OTHER INFORMATION IS PROVIDED.

Reporter information

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

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