| Deposit ID | 10081361 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033374 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Ridge Mine |
| Related records | 10160222 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.39023, 33.49182 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | AT GOLD RIDGE ON RANDOLPH-CLEBURNE COUNTY LINE, Within 1280 Acres |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Randolph(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Newell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Grange(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 | Randolph |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wedowee Group | ||||
| Rock description | Wedowee Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Wedowee Group; Wedowee Group undifferentiated |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10E |
| Dip | 30-60 SE |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1908 |
| District name | Arbacoochee District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033374 |
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91 P.
MCCASKEY, H.D., 1908, NOTES ON SOME GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 340, P. 36-52.
SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94 P.
BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CLEBURNE, RANDOLPH, CLAY, TALLADEGA, ELMORE, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5, 105 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF TWO QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 10 FT. WIDE - ORE IS FREE MILLING ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-84 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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