Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueGarnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Poe Bridge Mountain Group
Tectonic settingNorthern Alabama Piedmont
AlterationSchist Host Rock Decomposed To Saprolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1893
Identification
Deposit ID10081343
MRDS IDW033353
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.51543, -85.44301
References
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91 P.BREWER, W.M., 1893, SOME ALABAMA GOLD MINING DISTRICTS: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 57, P. 57-58.SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94 P.BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CLEBURNE, RANDOLPH, CLAY, TALLADEGA, ELMORE, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5, 105 P.