Tom Moore

Past Producer in Calhoun county in Alabama, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead
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 10257721
MRDS ID W028544
MAS/MILS ID 0010150013
Record type Site
Current site name Tom Moore
Alternate or previous names Mr Tullis Mine
Related records 10089716

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -85.83556, 33.84434 (WGS84)
Elevation 204
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

Jacksonville West(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 008 E 06 SWNE Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Galena Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -85.83556, 33.84434

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Length 50M
    Width 50M
    Area 40HA
    Depth to top 4M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    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 N86W:
    Total Surface Area (HA) 40
    Date of Last Modification 820430

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Angel

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr Tullis Mine
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 20HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method QUARRY
    Swell Factor .4
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 16
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPAINE,S I,1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSIT

  • Deposit

    A: ALA. GEOL.SURVEY CIRC.55, 92 P

  • Deposit

    ADAMS,G I,AND JONES,W B, 1940, BARITE DEPOSITS OF ALA.: ALA

  • Deposit

    RVEY BULL 45,38 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON ORIGINAL ENTRY, THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE RECORD DISTANCE TO LAST POINT OF COMMON CARRIER- 1 KILOMETER , DI TO ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY- 1 KILOMETER , DISTANCE TO POWER 1 KILOMETER. RECORD 151/ ORIGINAL DATA SHEET INDICTES 90 PERCENT OF PRINC ODUCT IS RECOVERED BY WASHING AND 90 PECENT RECOVERED BY FLO RECORD 151/ COLS.55-60 ORIGINAL DATA INDICATES 10 PERCENT O EED IS SHIPPED AS CONCENTATES ORIGINAL DATA LISTS LEAD AS BYPRODUCT OF BARITE ON RECORD 01 PRINCIPAL PRODUCT ON MATRIX AND BENEFICIATION CARD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-FEB-1986 Alabama Geological Survey Alabama Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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