Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Unity Group;Alluvium
Tectonic settingNorthern Alabama Piedmont-Talladega Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1842
Last production1892
Identification
Deposit ID10081308
MRDS IDW033317
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.89044, -86.79027
References
COOK, R.B., AND SMITH, W.E., 1982, MINERALOGY OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 120, 285 P.SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94 P.PHILLIPS, W.B., 1892, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PART OF THE LOWER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CHILTON, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 3, 97 P.