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Smith Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067503
MRDS ID W000280
Record type Site
Current site name Smith Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.36658, 34.25013 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ball Ground East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cartersville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(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 Cherokee

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron-Pyrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.36658, 34.25013
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Chloritic Mica Schist And Quartzite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Creighton-Dahlonega

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEARER, H. K., AND HULL, J. P. D., 1918, 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit This Prospect Adjoins Dickerson Prospect On the East and Northeast. These Prospects Are On One 175 Feet Long Lead. There Is 3 Feet of Milling Ore At the 60 To 80 Foot Depth. The Foot Wall Had Not Been Reached When Mining Ceased. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit THIS PROSPECT ADJOINS DICKERSON PROSPECT ON THE EAST AND NORTHEAST. THESE PROSPECTS ARE ON ONE 175 FEET LONG LEAD. THERE IS 3 FEET OF MILLING ORE AT THE 60 TO 80 FOOT DEPTH. THE FOOT WALL HAD NOT BEEN REACHED WHEN MINING CEASED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

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 host rock, deposit type
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references; entered lat/long; county name

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