| Deposit ID | 10089738 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Riddle's Mill Mine |
| Related records | 10111582 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.02497, 33.37932 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 213 |
| Relative position | 8 KM SE TALLADEGA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Talladega(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Talladega(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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS - $20 TO 150 PER TON GOLD REPORTED -BREWER. 1896 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Talladega Group | ||||
| Rock description | Talladega Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Talladega Group; Lay Dam Formation |
|---|
| General form | SMALL PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Riddle'S Mill |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029019 |
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY BULL 40 91 P
1896 RECON AGS
BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5, P 98-100
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TOTAL PRODUCTION UNKNOWN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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