Alabama · Fayette County
Occurrence

Waste Pond North River Mine

Fayette County, Alabama, United States
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSwamp Sedimentary
Materials
Ore mineralsIllite, Kaolinite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Pottsville Formation
Tectonic settingWarrior Basin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10079471
MRDS IDW029027
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.61959, -87.60834
References
KEALY, DAN, AND OTHERS, 1976, THOSE WASTE BANKS COULD BE SOURCES FOR FUEL, ALUMINA: COAL MINING AND PROCESSING, V. 13 NO 8, P 46-49.COHEN, JOSEPH AND MERCIER, HENRI, 1976, RECOVERY OF ALUMINA FROM NON-BAUXITE ALUMINUM-BEARING RAW MATERIALS: METALLURGICAL SOCIETY, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS PREPRINT A76-28, 18 P.1976 RECON AGS AND PECHINEY IN