| Deposit ID | 10079759 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030484 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hughes Deposits |
| Related records | 10233143 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.50939, 33.97708 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 275 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Piedmont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
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 | Cherokee |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Wad | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE FROM PIT DUMP YIELDED 1.66% COBALT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Copper Ridge Dolomite, Knox Group;Conasauga Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Copper Ridge Dolomite, Knox Group;Conasauga Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | Weisner and Wilson Ridge Formations undifferentiated |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morgan, Mrs. Bizzell Stocks |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030484 |
PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT-BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 940-J, 265-285 P.
CLOUD, P.E. JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCK RUN AND GOSHEN VALLEY AREAS, NORTHEAST ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-N, 74 P.
WYNDHAM, C.E., 1953, INVESTIGATION OF ALABAMA MANGANESE DEPOSITS, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4976, 38 P.
1944 RECON AGS
1951 DIREXPL USBM
1980 RECON AGS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USBM DUG NINE EXPLORATION TRENCHES BUT NO SAMPLES WERE TAKEN. TRENCHES WERE REFILLED AT THE REQUEST OF THE OWNER. MANGANESE OCCURS IN ADJACENT AREAS - EXTENT UNKNOWN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | THE MANGANESE OCCURS AS A FRACTURE FILLING IN BRECCIATED COUNTRY ROCK AND APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED CLOSELY WITH THE BROWN IRON-ORE DEPOSITS OF THE AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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