Norris Mine

Past Producer in Bartow county in Georgia, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118914
MAS/MILS ID 0130150004
Record type Site
Current site name Norris Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.76493, 34.17483 (WGS84)
Elevation 274

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bartow(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cartersville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cartersville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Etowah(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Bartow

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.76493, 34.17483

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Year of first production 1917

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cherokee Ocher Co.
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner F. D. Smith And W. S. Knight-Lessees
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1974

Comments on the production information

  • FROM 1917 TO 1918 15 CARLOADS (3500 TONS) OF MANGANIFERROUS ORE SHIPPED BY REPUBLIC IRON AND STEEL COMPANY FROM THIS MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    O:NEIL, J. F. AND WYNDHAM, C. E. RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CARTE

  • Deposit

    MANGANESE DEPOSITS, BARTOW CO., GA., U.S.B.M. R.I. 5017 P. 2

  • Deposit

    HULL, J. P. D., LA FORGE, LAURENCE, AND CRANE, W. R., REPORT

  • Deposit

    MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GEORGIA

  • Deposit

    NO. 35, PAGES 95-97

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.