Mine detail: Houston Pits

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Location

Lat / long: 33.07238, -85.78885

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Ore: Gold

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Wedowee Group
Host type:Schist
Tectonic:Northern Alabama Piedmont-Tallapoosa Block

References

MRDSW033403
DEP10081382
Reference{Deposit:: ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCURRNCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91P.}{Deposit:: SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94P.}{Deposit:: BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CLEBURNE, RANDOLPH, CLAY, TALLADEGA, ELMORE, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 5, 105P.}
ReporterRheams, Karen F.