| Deposit ID | 10106133 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029529 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Enitachopco Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Redding Mine |
| Related records | 10160149 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.91357, 33.28737 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 335 |
| Relative position | 5 KM WEST OF ASHLAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clairmont Springs(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)
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 | Clay |
| Result | SAMPLE FROM OLD PIT YEILDED 124.12 POUNDS OF GRAPHITE PER TON AND VANADIUM .58 % IN MICA CONCENTRATE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -85.91357, 33.28737 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG E |
| Dip | 65 DEG SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ashland Graphite |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ellis Gravette |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 13M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029529 |
PROUTY, W.F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GRAPHITE INDUSTRY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. REPT. 12, 190 P
1923 RECON AGS
1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUR. OF MINES
PALLISTER, H.D., AND THOENEN, J.R., 1948, FLAKE GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM INVESTIGATION IN CLAY, COOSA, AND CHILTON COUNTIES, ALABAMA:U.S. BUR. OF MINES REPT. INV 4366, 84 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EACH PIT SEEMS TO HAVE RELATIVELY HIGH GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM CONTENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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