| Deposit ID | 10100222 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029517 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Agusta Mine |
| Related records | 10282028 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.47856, 33.9532 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 335 |
| Relative position | 2.5 KM SOUTH WEST OF ARRINGTON CHAPEL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleburne(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Borden Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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 | Cleburne |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Wad | Ore |
| Result | 2 SPECIMENS SHOWED 1.37% AND 0.53% COBALT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Weisner;Shady | ||
| Rock description | Weisner;Shady | ||
| |||
| (1) | Nichols Formation |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | Rock Run |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029517 |
PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT-BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, AND TENNESSEE: USGS BULL 940-J
1944 COMPILE W. G PIERCE
RECON
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT-BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 940-J, 265-285 P. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | ORE ZONE AVERAGE ABOUT 0.2 METERS THICK. DENSITY ABOUT 2,600 LONG TONS PER ACRE FOOT. |
| Deposit | MANGANESE OXIDE FILLS FRACTURES, PARTIALLY REPLACES SANDSTONE, AND OCCURS AS NODULES IN CLAY WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM THE SHADY DOLOMITE. |
| Deposit | MINES CLOSED IN 1972 BECAUSE OF CHEAPER IMPORTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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