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Gibson Mine

Producer in Floyd county in Georgia, United States with commodities Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067863
MRDS ID W000736
Record type Site
Current site name Gibson Mine
Related records 10265568

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.26664, 34.11683 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Floyd(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cedartown West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Floyd

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 4 Or 5 Open Pits
  • 4 OR 5 OPEN PITS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganese Ox-Hydrous Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.26664, 34.11683
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dolomite, Knox Dolomite

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Weathering Probably Important In Origin

Comments on the geologic information

  • Age of Mineralization Cambro - Ordivician
  • GEOL.DESC: 2 TYPES OF MATERIAL:1)MANGANESE OXIDE REPLACES AND FILLS VOIDS IN WEATHERED CHERT BEDS OF KNOX DOLOMITE;2)PELLETS AND NODULES IN RESIDUAL RED CLAY ON KNOX DOLOMITE,OVER AN AREA 300 FT. X400 FT, UP TO 20 FT. DEEP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Area Nw Of Cedartown

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES INSIGNIFICANT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Pellets Make Up 4 To 8% of Clay and Contain 23% Mn, 0.48% Co. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit PELLETS MAKE UP 4 TO 8% OF CLAY AND CONTAIN 23% MN, 0.48% CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Coury, Anny B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey major comm.; age of mineralization,
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey entered commodity codes

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