Helms Prospect

Past Producer in Paulding county in Georgia, United States with commodity Iron-Pyrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067496
MRDS ID W000273
Record type Site
Current site name Helms Prospect
Related records 10289941

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.96433, 33.86287 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paulding(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Georgia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Etowah(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Paulding

Comments on the location information

  • Location Calculated From Easting and Northing

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron-Pyrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Two Shafts Have Been Constructed On the Vein. Shafts Are 50 Feet Apart; East Shaft Is 70 Feet Deep; West Shaft Is 122 Feet Deep. From the West Shaft There Is A 180 Foot Tunnel Going N. 80 Degrees E. To the Pumpkin Vine Creek.
  • TWO SHAFTS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED ON THE VEIN. SHAFTS ARE 50 FEET APART; EAST SHAFT IS 70 FEET DEEP; WEST SHAFT IS 122 FEET DEEP. FROM THE WEST SHAFT THERE IS A 180 FOOT TUNNEL GOING N. 80 DEGREES E. TO THE PUMPKIN VINE CREEK.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) Biotite Gneiss

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Draketown

Comments on the production information

  • 200 TONS OF ORE WERE DUG OUT, BUT NOTHING WAS SHIPPED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEARER, H. K., AND HULL, J. P. D., 1918, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PYRITE DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA

  • Deposit

    Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Cannon, Suzanne S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey location accuracy, easting and northing,
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey calculated lat/long from easting-northing; entered county name; entered commodity codes; updated references

Beyond USGS

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