Alabama No. 1 Mine

Clay County, Alabama, United States

Graphite Vanadium Mica

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryGraphite

SecondaryVanadium

TertiaryMica

Commodity typeB

Deposit

Deposit sizeSmall

WorkingsSurface

Orebody formTABULAR

Geology

Host rockMica Schist

Associated rockPegmatite

StructureJointing, Folding, Block Faulting

Tectonic settingCoosa Block

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1912

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References

PROUTY, W.F.,1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GRAPHITE INDUSTRY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC REPT. 12, 190 P.PALLISTER, H.D., AND THOEHEN, J.R., 1948, FLAKE GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM INVESTIGATION IN CLAY, COOSA AND CHILTON COUNTIES, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4366, 84 P.1923 RECON AGS1948 DIREXPL U.S. BUR. OF MINES

Identification

Deposit ID10079563

MRDS IDW029528

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates33.27321, -85.92107