Alabama · Calhoun County
Past Producer

Anniston Pits

Calhoun County, Alabama, United States
IronManganese
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Description

Woodstock Iron Co

Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR POCKET
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Weisner Quartzite
Tectonic settingValley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10079900
MRDS IDW030658
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.67236, -85.80968
References
NEATHERY, T L, AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY CIR 81, P 30-32.WARMAN, J C, AND CAUSEY, L V, 1962, GEOLOGY AND GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY COUNTY REPT 7, 77 P.MCCALLEY, HENRY, 1897, THE COOSA VALLEY REGION, PART 2 OF VALLEY REGIONS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA SPECIAL REPORT 9, P. 681-683.1896 RECON AGS1981 RECON AGSMCCALLEY (1897)