Mine detail: Little Bob Mine

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Location: Paulding County, Georgia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.90014, -84.81663
dep_id: 10067720
mrds_id: W000541
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Iron-Pyrite, Zinc
Trace mineral: Nickel, Cobalt
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound Massive Sulfide
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Pyrrhotite, Galena, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Pyrite
gangue: Gahnite, Garnet, Sphalerite, Magnetite, Hornblende, Calcite, Quartz
model: 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
alteration: Chlorite, Garnet
Reporter: Woodruff, Laurel G., Cocker, Mark D., Klein, Terry L., Cannon, Suzanne S., Coury, Anny B.
hrock_unit: Univeter Formation
hrock_type: Hornblendite
Structure: Hornblende Schist
Year first produced: 1860
yr_lst_prd: 1920
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SHEARER AND HULL (1918)GA GEOL SURVEY BULL 33
  • Deposit:: KINKEL,A.R., AND PETERSON, N.P.,1962, USGS MAP MR-13; COOK, 1970,ABRAMS AND MCCONNEL, 1986 GGS FIELD TRIP GUIDBOO
  • Deposit:: Kinkel, A.R., Jr. And Peterson, N.P.,1962, Copper In The United States, Exclusive Of Alaska And Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Map Mr-13.Kinkel, A.R., Jr. And Peterson, N.P.,1962, Copper In The United States, Exclusive Of Alaska And Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Map Mr-13.
  • Deposit:: Cook, R. B., Jr., 1970, The Geologic History Of Massive Sulfide Bodies In West-Central Georgia, Ph.D. Thesis, University Of Georgia, 163 P.Cook, R. B., Jr., 1970, The Geologic History Of Massive Sulfide Bodies In West-Central Georgia, Ph.D. Thesis, University Of Georgia, 163 P.
  • Deposit:: Mcconnell, K.I., German, J., M., And Abrams, C.E., 1986, Gold And Base Metal Mineralization Host Rocks In The Dahlonega And Carroll County Gold Belts: Georgia Geological Society Guidebook, V. 6, No. 5. Mcconnell, K.I., German, J., M., And Abrams, C.E., 1986, Gold And Base Metal Mineralization Host Rocks In The Dahlonega And Carroll County Gold Belts: Georgia Geological Society Guidebook, V. 6, No. 5.
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