| Deposit ID | 10081384 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033405 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Johnson Prospect |
| Related records | 10209127 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.67774, 32.9821 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 189 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EVERGLADE, Within 80 Acres, Within 80 Acres, Within 80 Acres, Within 80 Acres |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tallapoosa(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buttston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Opelika(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phenix City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Tallapoosa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Dadeville Group | ||
| Rock description | Dadeville Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | Dadeville Complex; Rock Mills Granite Gneiss |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 2413.95M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1840 |
| Year of last production | 1845 |
| District name | Eagle Creek District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033405 |
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91P.
PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156P.
SIMPSON, T.A., AND NEATHERY, T.L., 1980, ALABAMA GOLD: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 104, 169P.
SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94P.
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 GEOL. -SURVEY BULL. 5, 105 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS A QUARTZ BODY WITH A NE STRIKE; QUARTZ IS GRAINY AND STAINED WITH IRON OXIDE; ORE CROPS OUT FOR 1.5 MILES SW OF WORKINGS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-84 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.