| Deposit ID | 10081367 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033381 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Log Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Story Mine, Cogburn Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.04164, 33.35432 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 213 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALDO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Talladega(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Porter Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Coosa(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 | Talladega |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Sulfides | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Talladega Group | ||||
| Rock description | Talladega Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -86.04164, 33.35432 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60-70 E |
| Dip | 30-50 SE |
| Length | 97.54M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Riddle'S Mill District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033381 |
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC, AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOL. SUR-VEY BULL. 40, 91P.
COOK, R.B., AND SMITH, W.E., 1980, MINERALOGY OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 120, 285 P.
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.
SIMPSON, T.A., AND NEATHERY, T.L., 1980, ALABAMA GOLD: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 104, 169 P.
BASTIN, E.S., 1917, THE GOLD LOG MINE, TALLADEGA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RANSOME, F.L., AND GALE, H.S., CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 640, P. 159-161.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS QUARTZ AND CALCITE LENSES IN SCHISTOSE COUNTRY ROCK-ORE IS MASSIVE AND COMPACT IN LENSES PARALLEL TO COUNTRY ROCK FOLIATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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