Alabama · Cleburne County
Past Producer

Old Woods Copper Mine

Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
CopperZincIronSulfur
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryIron, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite · Poe Bridge Mtn Group
Tectonic settingCoosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10079327
MRDS IDW028554
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.51265, -85.53884
References
TOUMEY, MICAEL, 1858 , SECOND BIANNUAL REPORT ON GEOLOGY OF ALABAMA: ALA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 71 - 72 , P. 113 - 115 .TULL, J. F., 1978 , STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT NW OF BREVARD ZONE: AM. J. SCI. V. 278 , P 442 - 460 .CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1979, MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED SULFIDES OF THE ALABAMA COPPER BELT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE, 13 P.1975 GEOCHEM ALA. GEOL. SURVEFIGURES