| Deposit ID | 10257609 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030687 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0010270002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Watts Prospect |
| Related records | 10079922 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.08167, 33.30985 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 335 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Talladega(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Porter 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 | 020 S | 006 E | 12 | SW | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -86.08167, 33.30985 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1944 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0010270002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030687 | MAS references MRDS |
PIERCE, W. G., COBALT-BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALA., GE
AND TENNESSEE, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 940-J, PAGE 285
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-JUN-1995 | Potts, R.R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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