| Deposit ID | 10081318 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033327 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Gold Placer Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.49998, 32.7585 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 152 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MITCHELL DAM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chilton(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mitchell Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montgomery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Chilton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Higgins Ferry Group;Alluvium |
| Rock description | Higgins Ferry Group;Alluvium |
| (1) | -86.49998, 32.7585 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033327 |
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NUMEROUS SMALL GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS OVER A WIDTH OF 25 FT. IN THE COUNTRY ROCK; SILVER IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE- GOLD; THE SILVER VALUE DECREASES WITH DEPTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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