| Deposit ID | 10079326 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028552 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chulafinnee Placer Mines |
| Related records | 10208932 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.63328, 33.55015 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 259 |
| Relative position | 12 KM SW HEFLIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleburne(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hollis Crossroads(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Cleburne |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | GOLD CONTENT LOW |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hillabee Greenstone | ||||
| Rock description | Hillabee Greenstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.63328, 33.55015 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 2M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chulafinnee |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028552 |
ADAMS, G. I., 1930 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY BULL 40 91 P.
BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 197 P.
1896 RECON GS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE PROBABLY EXHAUSTED - 1896 BREWER REPORTED AVERAGE EARNING 75 CENTS PER DAY BY SLUCING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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