| Deposit ID | 10081391 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033416 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tallapoosa Mine |
| Related records | 10112108 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.83329, 33.03349 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 256 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 0.75 MILE WEST OF COWPENS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tallapoosa(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New Site(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Grange(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(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 | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wedowee Group | ||||
| Rock description | Wedowee Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.83329, 33.03349 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N25E |
| Dip | 45 SE |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Goldville District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 56.39M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033416 |
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD OCCURS AS FLAKES OR GRAINS IN THE QUARTZ VEINS-MUCH OF THE GOLD IS FREE MILLING; STRIKE AND DIP REPORTED FOR COUNTRY ROCK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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