Mine detail: Rock Run-Goshen Ala.

Previously called 'Northeastern Ala.'

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Location

Lat / long: 34.00015, -85.74996

Resource(B)

Primary: Kaolin, Aluminum
Ore: Bauxite
Gangue: Chert
Orebody form: SINKHOLE FILLINGS

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1891
Last production ended: 1923

Geology

Host rock:Knox Group
Host type:Dolomite
Structure:Pell City Fault Block And Indian Montain Block
Tectonic:Bauxite Deposits Are Relatively Small And Funnel Shaped With An Oval Cross Section.

References

MRDSW001488
DEP10068433
Reference{Deposit:: CLOUD, P. E., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCK RUN AND GOSHEN VALLEY AREAS, NORTHEAST ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-N, 74 P.}{Deposit:: COULTER, D. M., 1948, BAUXITE IN CHEROKEE AND CALHOUN COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT INV. 4223, P. 28}{Deposit:: RHEAMS, KAREN F., 1990, MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA: TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA, TEXT TO ACCOMPANY SPECIAL MAP 217, P. 12-15.}{Deposit:: THOENEN, J.R., AND BURCHARD, E.F., 1941, BAUXITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 3598, 42 P.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, G.I., 1923, THE FORMATION OF BAUXITE IN SINK-HOLES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V 18, NO. 4 P. 410-412.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, G.I., 1927, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V.22, NO. ;6, P. 615-620.}{Deposit:: 1942 DIREXPL U.S.B.M.}{Deposit:: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1199-N}{Deposit:: 1942 GEOLMAP P. E. CLOUD, JR.}{Reserve-Resource:: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1199-(, P. 5}
ReporterPatterson, Sam H., Jenness, Jane E.