Mine detail: Palmer Deposit

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Location: Cherokee County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.96903, -85.51162
dep_id: 10079758
mrds_id: W030483
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
conc_proc: Weathering
Reporter: Clarke, Otis M. Jr.
hrock_unit: Copper Ridge Dolomite, Knox Group;Conasauga Formation
hrock_type: Dolomite
tectonic: Valley And Ridge
References:
  • Deposit:: CLOUD, P.E. JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCK RUN AND GOSHEN VALLEY AREAS NORTHEAST ALABAMA:
  • Deposit:: WYNDHAM, C.E., 1953, INVESTIGATION OF ALABAMA MANGANESE DEPOSITS, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4976, 38 P.
  • Deposit:: 1951 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINE
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