| Deposit ID | 10079327 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028554 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Woods Copper Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.53884, 33.51265 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 338 |
| Relative position | 1.4 KM NE MICAVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleburne(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ross Mountain(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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017S | 011E | 31 | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Poe Bridge Mtn Group | ||||
| Rock description | Poe Bridge Mtn Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Ketchepedrakee Amphibolite |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 W |
| Dip | 75 SW |
| Width | 6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Alabama Copper Belt |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028554 |
TOUMEY, MICAEL, 1858 , SECOND BIANNUAL REPORT ON GEOLOGY OF ALABAMA: ALA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 71 - 72 , P. 113 - 115 .
CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1979, MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED SULFIDES OF THE ALABAMA COPPER BELT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE, 13 P.
1975 GEOCHEM ALA. GEOL. SURVE
FIGURES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GEOCHEMICAL ANOMOLY TRACED 3 KM |
| Deposit | PRODUCTION UNKNOWN. ALL EVIDENCE OF MINING DESTROYED BY TIMBER COMPANY USING BULLDOZER. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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