Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Poe Bridge Mountain Group;Alluvium
Tectonic settingNorthern Alabama Piedmont-Coosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1845
Last production1907
Identification
Deposit ID10081332
MRDS IDW033341
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.55848, -85.52495
References
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91 P.MCCASKEY, H.D., 1908, NOTES ON SOME GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 340, P. 36-52.SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CLRC. 55, 94 P.BREWER, W.M., 1895, THE ARBACOOCHEE GOLD DISTRICT, ALABAMA: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 60, P. 148.