Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Higgins Ferry Group;Alluvium
Tectonic settingNorthern Alabama Piedmont-Coosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1872
Identification
Deposit ID10081310
MRDS IDW033319
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.77239, -86.49998
References
PHILLIPS, W.B., 1892, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE LOWER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CHILTON, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 3, 97 P.SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94 P.