Alabama · Cherokee County
Past Producer

Hughes Deposits

Cherokee County, Alabama, United States
ManganeseCobalt
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryCobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlStratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsWad
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Copper Ridge Dolomite, Knox Group;Conasauga Limestone
Tectonic settingValley & Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10079759
MRDS IDW030484
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.97708, -85.50939
References
PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT-BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 940-J, 265-285 P.CLOUD, P.E. JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCK RUN AND GOSHEN VALLEY AREAS, NORTHEAST ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-N, 74 P.WYNDHAM, C.E., 1953, INVESTIGATION OF ALABAMA MANGANESE DEPOSITS, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4976, 38 P.1944 RECON AGS1951 DIREXPL USBM1980 RECON AGS