| Deposit ID | 10079563 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029528 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alabama No. 1 Mine |
| Related records | 10282236 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.92107, 33.27321 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 |
| Relative position | 5 KM WEST OF ASHLAND AND .8 KM SOUTH OF MAYO ROAD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clairmont Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Grange(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle 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 | Clay |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Mica | Tertiary |
| Result | 83.60 LB/TON GRAPHITE AND .44 % VANADIUM PENTOXIDE IN MICA CONCENTRATE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -85.92107, 33.27321 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Jointing, Folding, Block Faulting |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG E |
| Dip | 60 DEG SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1912 |
| District name | Ashland Graphite |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alabama Flake Graphite Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 17M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029528 |
PROUTY, W.F.,1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GRAPHITE INDUSTRY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC REPT. 12, 190 P.
PALLISTER, H.D., AND THOEHEN, J.R., 1948, FLAKE GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM INVESTIGATION IN CLAY, COOSA AND CHILTON COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4366, 84 P.
1923 RECON AGS
1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUR. OF MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | APPARENTLY THE NORTH PIT WAS THE LAST TO BE WORKED AND A LARGE RESERVE IS INDICATED NORTHEAST OF THE FACE AND UP THE RIDGE ON A DIFFERENT BED TO THE SOUTHEAST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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