Mine detail: Smith Prospect

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Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.50376, -85.44995
dep_id: 10079474
mrds_id: W029031
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite
orebody_fm: LINEAR
conc_proc: Probably Volcanic
Reporter: Clarke, Otis M. Jr.
hrock_unit: Poe Bridge Mtn Group
hrock_type: Amphibolite
tectonic: Coosa Block
References:
  • Deposit:: CLARKE, O.M. JR. AND LLOYD, N.A., 1972, GEOCHEMICAL RESEARCH IN THE ALABAMA COPPER BELT: SOC. MINING ENGR. PREPRINT 72-L-306 16 P
  • Deposit:: TULL, J.F. 1978, STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT NW OF BREVARD ZONE: AM. J. SCI. V. 278, P 442-460.
  • Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-I, 49 P.
  • Deposit:: 1975 GEOCHEM AG
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