Mine detail: Franklin-Creighton Mine

Previously called 'Creighton MineFranklin'

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Location

Lat / long: 34.31183, -84.26661

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Cobalt, Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Gangue: Muscovite, Calcite, Quartz
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Hydrothermal Vein
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: BEFORE 1909
First production started: 1841
Last production ended: 1909

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Mica Schist And Amphibole Gneiss, Chlorite Schist And Banded Iron Formation, Univeter Fm
Alteration processes:Silicic Carbonate, Sericite

References

MRDSW000738
DEP10067865
Reference{Deposit:: KINKEL, A.R., WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO J.S. VHAY; COOK, 1978 GEORGIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 93; PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: USGS BULLETIN 213, P.12}{Deposit:: Cook, R.B., 1978, Minerals Of Georgia: Their Properties And Occurrences: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin B-92, 189 P. Cook, R.B., 1978, Minerals Of Georgia: Their Properties And Occurrences: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin B-92, 189 P.}{Deposit:: Pardee, J.T., And Parks, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 213, 129 PPardee, J.T., And Parks, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 213, 129 P}{Deposit:: Mcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 96, 127 P.Mcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 96, 127 P.}{Deposit:: Kinkel, A.R., Written Communication To J.S. Vhay}{Production:: PARDEE AND PARK, 1948}{Reserve-Resource:: UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT}
ReporterWoodruff, Laurel G., Cocker, Mark D., Klein, Terry L., Coury, Anny B.