Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Schist · Wedowee Group
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Identification
Deposit ID10106130
MRDS IDW029008
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.71684, -85.86663
References
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91 P.ADAMS, G.I., BUTTS, CHARLES, STEPHENSON, L.W., AND COOK, C.W., 1926, GEOLOGY OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SPECIAL REPORT 14, 312 P.1930 COMPILE AGS1968 RECON USBMO'NEIL, J.F., VALLELY, J.L., 1970, GOLD VALUES OF SAMPLES FROM THE DEVILS BACKBONE AREA, TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR-67. 19 P