Habersham County Occurrences

Occurrence in Habersham county in Georgia, United States with commodities Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000968
MRDS ID M046993
Record type District
Current site name Habersham County Occurrences

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.49989, 34.75012 (WGS84)
Relative position REPORT COVERS THE ENTIRE COUNTY, THEREFORE A GENERAL LOCATION IS GIVEN. AT LEAST PART OF AREA MAY LIE WITHIN CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rabun(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tiger(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Toccoa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tugaloo(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chattahoochee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Habersham

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.49989, 34.75012

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description BREVARD BELT CROSSES COUNTY

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream hydraulics

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HURST, V.J., AND CRAWFORD, T.J., 1964, EXPLORATION FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS IN HABERSHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA: HABERSHAM COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT CORP., INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY AND AREA DEVELOPMENT FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WASH. D.C., P. 17-18, FIG. 10.

Beyond USGS

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