| Deposit ID | 10079464 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | King Placer Mine |
| Related records | 10233275 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.68329, 33.53626 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 287 |
| Relative position | 15 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)
Federal lands
Talladega National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in Alabama(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Cleburne |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.68329, 33.53626 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1980 |
| District name | Chulafinnee |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Howard, Robert |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029015 |
BREWER, W.M., 1896, UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5, 202 P.
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MATERIAL CAN BE BENEFICIATED AND CONCENTRATE USED IN BAYER-SINTER ALUMINA PLANT. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 2 UNPUB REPT; 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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