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Weaver Mine

Prospect in Bibb county in Alabama, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  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 10079887
MRDS ID W030642
Record type Site
Current site name Weaver Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.06528, 33.00572 (WGS84)
Elevation 91

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bibb(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Blocton East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscaloosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cahaba(hydrologic unit)

Alabama(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Bibb

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED JUST NORTH OF GADSEN SEC 27, 33, T11S, R 5-6E
  • SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC 4 T 23 N-R 10 E

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Calcium Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Calcite Ore
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Newala Limestone
    Rock description Newala Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.06528, 33.00572
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fracturing

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE RED MOUNTAIN FORMATION 165 METERS THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bibb County Barite

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner D. C. Weaver

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SLOPE MINES; EXTENT OF WORKINGS NOT KNOWN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, G.I., AND JONES, W.B., 1940, BARITE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 45, 38 P.

  • Deposit

    HUGHES, T.H., AND LYNCH, R.E. JR., 1973, BARITE IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 85, 43 P.

  • Deposit

    1975 RECON AGS. U. OF ALABAMA

  • Deposit

    1978 GEOCEM U. OF ALABAMA

  • Deposit

    HUNTER, C.C., 1978, GEOLOGY AND WALL ROCK ALTERATION STUDY OF SELECTED BIBB COUNTY BARITE DEPOSITS: UNPUBLISHED MASTERS THESIS. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, 141 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIMITS OF MINERALIZATION UNKNOWN
Deposit IRON ORE SEAM PINCHES GOING NORTH-EAST FROM GADSDEN. DIP RANGES FROM 75 DEG NW AT GADSDEN TO 35 DEG NW AT TURKEY TOWN GAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1980 Clarke, Otis M. Jr. U.S. Geological Survey

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