Mine detail: Nesbitt Lake Manganese Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 33.85764, -85.78079

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese, Iron
Ore: Pyrolusite, Wad
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1980

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Fort Payne Chert
Host type:Chert
Structure:Thrust Fault
Tectonic:Valley And Ridge

References

MRDSW030649
DEP10079892
Reference{Deposit:: BARNES, C W, 1946, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS, WALNUT GROVE, ALABAMA: VIRGINIA UNIV MASTERS THESIS, 33 P.}{Deposit:: PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE: US GEOL SURVEY BULL 940, 265-285 P.}{Deposit:: 1980 RECON AGS}{Deposit:: CLARKE, O M JR, 1980, MANGANESE RESOURCES IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE}
ReporterClarke, Otis M. Jr.