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Cedar Springs Prospect

Occurrence in Calhoun county in Alabama, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079322
MRDS ID W028546
Record type Site
Current site name Cedar Springs Prospect
Alternate or previous names Jack Braughton Property
Related records 10209246

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.8444, 33.8182 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Relative position 0.7 MI SW OF CEDAR SPRINGS AREA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calhoun(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jacksonville West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Calhoun

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
014S 008E 18 Alabama

Comments on the location information

  • NW NW SEC 18

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Host and associated rocks

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

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Many Large Fault Blocks And Large Scale Thrust Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults And Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Occurs In Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Angel District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jack Braughton

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO LARGE DOZER TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • GEOCHEMICAL SOIL ANOMOLIES FOUND

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEATHERY, T. L., CLARKE, O. M. JR., SMITH, E. W., SZABA, M. W., AND WHITE, D. H. JR., 1972 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 85 P. 23 .

  • Deposit

    HUGHES, T. H., AND LYNCH, R. E., 1973 , BARITE IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 85 P. 21 - 24 .

  • Deposit

    EHINGER, R.F., 1964, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF THE LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS IN THE ANGEL DISTRICT, ANGEL, ALABAMA: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS, 40 P.

  • Deposit

    1964 GEOCHEM UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

  • Deposit

    1972 COMPILE AGS

  • Deposit

    1973 RECON AGS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POTENTIAL SIZE UNKNOWN
Deposit LONGVIEW-NEWALA UNDIFFERENTIATED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Cofield, Steven E. U.S. Geological Survey

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