| Deposit ID | 10079764 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030491 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pocahontas Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alabama Flake Graphite Co. |
| Related records | 10135971 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.92302, 33.26598 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 363 |
| Relative position | 2.25 KM NORTHWEST OF HIGH PINE ON UNIMPROVED ROAD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clairmont Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Grange(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Tallapoosa(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Mica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Graphite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -85.92302, 33.26598 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Coosa Block |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG E |
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1921 |
| District name | Ashland District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alabama Flake Graphite Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 54.86M |
| Overall width | 20M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030491 |
BROWN, J.S., 1925, GRAPHITE DEPOSITS OF ASHLAND, ALABAMA: ECON. GEOL. V 20, NO 3, 208-248 P.
PROUTY, W. F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO GRAPHITE INDUSTRY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPT. 12, 190 P.
1923 RECON ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
PALLISTER, H.D., AND THOENEN, J.R., 1948, FLAKE-GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM INVESTIGATION IN CLAY, COOSA, AND CHILTON COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT INV 4366, 84 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE, SOFT, AND WEATHERING, EXTENDS TO A DEPTH OF 26 TO 30 M NORTHEAST OF PIT. (PALLISTER & THOENEN) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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