Garrett Prospect

Prospect in Clay county in Alabama, United States with commodities Copper, Sulfur
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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257460
MAS/MILS ID 0010270009
Record type Site
Current site name Garrett Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -86.03747, 33.20936 (WGS84)
Elevation 243
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clay(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bulls Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Talladega National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in Alabama(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Clay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Huntsville 021 S 006 E 17 SWNENE Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -86.03747, 33.20936

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 12HA
    Depth to top 4M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Total Surface Area (HA) 12
    Date of Last Modification 820430

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name None

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alabama Mineral Land Co.
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PROUTY, W.F. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY, A

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COUNTY REPORT NO.1, 1923.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC 040- DISTANCE TO ROAD AND ADEQUATE WATER IS ABOUT 1 KM, TO ELECTRICITY. COPPER GRADE UNKNOWN, BUT PROPERTY WAS MINED FOR PYRITE. ORIGINAL ENTRY REVIEWED UNDER COPPER STUDY 4-77.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

External references