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Mobile

Past Producer in Fannin county in Georgia, United States with commodities Sulfur, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  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 10067510
MRDS ID W000287
Record type Site
Current site name Mobile
Related records 10143976

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.42852, 34.96261 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR PIERCEVILLE (NOW CALLED MADOLA), ABOUT 3 1/2 MILES SW OF COPPERHILL, TN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fannin(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Epworth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dalton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ocoee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chattahoochee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Fannin

Comments on the location information

  • Not Quite 1 Mile South of Mine No. 20. Located At Top of 1720 Ft. High Hill. On Log 59, 9th District, 2nd Section.
  • NOT QUITE 1 MILE SOUTH OF MINE NO. 20. LOCATED AT TOP OF 1720 FT. HIGH HILL. ON LOG 59, 9TH DISTRICT, 2ND SECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.42852, 34.96261
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Graywacke And Quartzose Mica Schist

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 10.67M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Ducktown, Tn Deposit Type
  • HOST ROCKS ARE TYPICAL OF THE GREAT SMOKY FORMATION. AN IRREGULARLY MINERALIZED ZONE IN A GRAYWACKE-SCHST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1858

Mining district

District name Ducktown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mobile And Atlanta Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • Ore Visible For Only 200 Ft. On the Surface, But Workings Extended To 800 Ft. Underneath.
  • ORE VISIBLE FOR ONLY 200 FT. ON THE SURFACE, BUT WORKINGS EXTENDED TO 800 FT. UNDERNEATH.

Comments on development

  • OPENED IN 1858 BY MOBILE AND ATLANTA MINING COMPANY AND OPERATED UNTIL 1961. IN 1891-92 ENTIRE MINE WAS REOPENED, CLEANED AND RETIMBERED; BUT NO MININT EVER TOOK PLACE!(?) MINE WAS FOUND TO BE CAVED-IN 1912 BUT STILL BELONGING TO THE ESTATE OF MR. SCHAFER. BY MR. HARVY SCHAFER OF PITTSBURGH, PA. IN 1858. TWO SHAFTS (175 FT. APART) WERE SUNK. ONE WAS 170 FT DEEP AND ONE WAS 155 FT DEEP. A 300 FT DRIFT WAS DRIVEN ALONG THE STRIKE OF THE LODE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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, BULL. NO. 33, P. 215-216

  • 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 Ore On the Dump Was of the Ducktown Type. Low Sulfides, Cu 2 1/2 To 4%. Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit ORE ON THE DUMP WAS OF THE DUCKTOWN TYPE. LOW SULFIDES, CU 2 1/2 TO 4%. 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 deposit type
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references

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