Alabama · Chilton County
Past Producer

Rippatoe Placer

Chilton County, Alabama, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockGravel · Higgins Ferry
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1835
Identification
Deposit ID10106131
MRDS IDW029038
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.79628, -86.48054
References
PHILLIPS, W.B., 1892, THE LOWER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 3, 97 P.ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91 P.SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 55, 94 P.1892 RECON AGS1930 RECON AGS1968 COMPILE AGS