Economic Geology of the Dahlonega Gold Belt, Georgia
USGS Bulletin on the original American gold rush district (1828). Covers Carolina Slate Belt gold deposits, vein systems, and complete mining history.
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DEPAKTMENT OF THE INTEEIOB UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR 34O CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC G-EOLOGT 19O7 Part I-METALS AND NONMETALS, EXCEPT FUELS C. W. HAYES AND WALDEMAR LINDGREN GEOLOGISTS IN CHARGE WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONTENTS. Page. INTRODUCTION, by C. W. Hayes INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES, by C. W. Hayes. t INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO DEPOSITS OF METALLIFEROUS ORES, by Waldemar Lindgren GOLD AND SILVER: A geological analysis of the silver production of the United States in 1906, by Waldemar Lindgren Notes on some gold deposits of Alabama, by H. D. McCaskey The mineral deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand AVash Cliffs, Mohave County, Ariz., by F. C. Schrader Gold placer deposits near Lay, Routt County, Colo., by H. S. Gale Gold deposits of the Little Eocky Mountains, Montana, by W. H. Emmons. Geology and mineral resources of the Osceola mining district, White Pine County, Nev., by F. B. Weeks ! The mines of the Eiddles quadrangle, Oregon, by J. S. Diller and G. F. , Kay Survey publications on gold and silver COPPER: Notes on copper deposits in Chaffee, Fremont, and Jefferson counties, Colo., by Waldemar Lindgren Notes on the Fort Hall mining district, Idaho, by F. B. Weeks and V. C. Heikes Survey publications on copper ' LEAD AND ZINC: Mineral resources of northeastern Oklahoma, by C. E. Siebenthal Survey publications on lead and zinc RARE METALS: "Some molybdenum deposits of Maine, Utah, and California, by F. L. Hess. -The Arkansas antimony deposits, by F. L. Hess /-Antimony in southern Utah, by G. B. Richardson : /Carnotite and associated minerals in western Routt County, Colo., by H. S. Gale . 257 ..Tungsten deposits in the Snake Range, White Pine County, eastern Nevada, by F. B. Weeks ; r-Note on a tungsten-bearing vein near Raymond, Cal., by F. L. Hess -Monazite deposits of the Carolinas, -by D. B. Sterrett s Minerals of the rare earth metals at Baringer Hill, Llano County, TQX., by F. L. Hess /Tin- ore at Spokane, Wash., by A. J. Collier / Survey publications on antimony, chromium, nickel, platinum, quicksilver, tin, tungsten, uranium, vanadium, etc
CONTENTS. IRON AND MANGANESE: Page. An estimate of the tonnage of available Clinton iron' ore in the Birmingham district, Alabama, by E. F. Burchard Three deposits of iron ore in Cuba, by A. C. Spencer Iron ores near Ellijay, Ga., by W. C. Phalen ; Survey publications on iron and manganese ores ALUMINUM ORES: Survey publications on aluminum ores bauxite, cryolite, etc PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS: The Miner ranch oil field, Contra Costa County, Cal., by Ealpb Arnold.. Petroleum in southern Utah, by G. B. Richardson Gas fields of the Bighorn basin, Wyoming, by C. W. Washburne The Labarge oil field, central Uinta County, Wyo., by A. R. Schultz Survey publications on petroleum and natural gas ASPHALT: Survey publications on asphalt BUILDING STONES: Marble of White Pine County, Nev., near Gandy, Utah, by N. H. Darton.. Survey publications on building stone and road metal CEMENT AND CONCRETE MATERIALS: Concrete materials produced in the Chicago district, by E. F. Burchard.. Portland cement materials near El Paso, Tex., by G. B. Richardson Survey publications on cement and cement and concrete materials CLAYS: Clays in the Kootenai formation near Belt, Mont., by C. A. Fisher Survey publications on clays, fuller's earth, etc LIME AND MAGNESITE: Survey publications on lime and magnesite " 426 GYPSUM AND PLASTERS: Survey publications on gypsum and plasters GLASS SAND, ETC.: Survey publications on glass sand and glass-making materials ABRASIVE MATERIALS: Tripoli deposits near Seneca, Mo., by C. E. Siebenthal and R. D. Mesler.. Survey publications on abrasive materials, quartz, feldspar, etc MINERAL PAINT: Survey publications on mineral paint PHOSPHATES: Phosphate deposits in the western United.States, by F. B. Weeks Survey publications on phosphates and other mineral fertilizers SALINES: Survey publications on salines, including salt, borax, and soda SULPHUR AND PYRITE: Sulphur deposits at Cody, Wyo., by E. G. Woodruff Survey publications on sulphur and pyrite MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC PRODUCTS: A commercial occurrence of barite near Cartersville, Ga., by C. W. Hayes and W. C. Phalen : 458' Graphite deposits near Cartersville, Ga., by C. W. Hayes and W. C. Phalen Meerschaum in New Mexico, by D. B. Sterrett Survey publications on miscellaneous nonmetallic products, including mica, graphite, fluorspar, asbestos, and barite INDEX
ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PLATE I. Gold placer deposits near Lay, Routt County, Colo. map showing claims II. Geologic sketch map of northeastern Oklahoma III. Map showing possible gas fields on the east side of the Bighorn basin, Wyoming IV. Map showing the Labarge oil field, central Uinta County, Wyo V. Map of Belt district, Montana, showing location of clay deposits VI. Map showing sulphur deposits near Cody, Wyo., with section of strata across sulphur-bearing area FIG. 1. Map showing mining camps in a part of western Arizona 2. Sketch map of Little Rocky Mountains, Montana, showing location of mines 3. Sketch map of a portion of the Zortman mining district, Little Rocky Mountains, Montana 4. Vertical section through the Independent lode at open cut, near Whitcomb, Mont 5. Map showing location of Osceola and Tungsten mining districts, White Pine County, Nev 6. Sketch topographic and geologic map of the Osceola mining district.. 7. Structure section along line A-B, fig. 6 8. Map showing gold-quartz mines and prospects of Riddles quadrangle, Oregon ' 9. Map of central part of Colorado, showing location of copper deposits in Chaff ee, Fremont, and Jefferson counties 10. Geologic sketch map of Fort Hall mining district, Idaho 11. Structure section along line A-B, fig. 10 '. 12. Map showing distribution of igneous rocks in Arkansas 13. Geologic and topographic sketch map of Tungsten mining district, White Pine County, Nev 14. Map showing area of monazite deposits of known commercial value in southern Appalachian region 15. Hand specimen of monazite-bearing rock from British Monazite Company's mine, 3 miles northeast of Shelby, N. C 16. Index map showing location of tin deposit at Silver Hill, near Spokane, Wash 17. Sketch map showing distribution of outcrops of granite, pegmatite, and quartz at Silver Hill, near Spokane, Wash 18. Section of ore body at Silver Hill, near Spokane, Wash 19. Sketch map of main portion of Birmingham iron-ore district, Alabama. 20. Sketch map of Camaguey and Oriente provinces, Cuba 21. Hypothetical section showing gas-bearing strata present in anticline A and absent in B
ILLUSTRATIONS. FIG. 22. Section of marble in canyon west of Gandy, Utah 23. Sketch map of canyon west of Gandy, Utah 24. Map of main portion of district from which Chicago derives concrete materials 25. Sketch map showing location of tripoli deposits near Seneca, Mo 26. Sketch section showing relations of barite and limonite to underlying formations near Cartersville, Ga