Mine detail: White County Occurrences

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Location: White County, Georgia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.66682, -83.7499
dep_id: 60000969
mrds_id: M046994
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Platinum, Tungsten, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: PLACER
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
conc_proc: ENTRAPMENT BY IRREGULARITIES IN STREAM BED OR DEPOSITION IN LOW-ENERGY PART OF STREAM
ore_ctrl: STREAM HYDRAULICS
Structure: REGIONAL STRIKE IS NE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS HAVE RUMPLED SCHISTOSITY
References:
  • HURST, V.J., AND OTWELL, W.L., 1964, EXPLORATION FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS IN WHITE COUNTY, GEORGIA: WHITE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT CORP., INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY AND AREA DEVELOPMENT FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WASH. D.C., P. 14, 19-20.
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