Cherokee Barite

Unknown 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 10143674
MAS/MILS ID 0130150003
Record type Site
Current site name Cherokee Barite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.76743, 34.16593 (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) -84.76743, 34.16593

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

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.