| Deposit ID | 10257460 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0010270009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Garrett Prospect |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.03747, 33.20936 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 243 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Clay |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 021 S | 006 E | 17 | SWNENE | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -86.03747, 33.20936 |
|---|
| Area | 12HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | None |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alabama Mineral Land Co. |
| Home office | Alabama |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0010270009 |
SPAINE, S. L., 1969, ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 92 P.
PROUTY, W.F. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY, A
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COUNTY REPORT NO.1, 1923.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Alabama Geological Survey | Alabama Geological Survey |
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