Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSinkhole
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Newala Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1849
Identification
Deposit ID10079916
MRDS IDW030680
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.12238, -86.59442
References
BUTTS, CHARLES, 1911, IRON ORES IN THE MONTEVALLO-COLUMBINA REGION: ALABAMA: U.S. GEOL SURVEY BULL. 470, P 215-223BUTTS, CHARLES, 1940, DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MONTEVALLO AND COLUMBIANA QUADRANGLES (ALABAMA): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ATLAS FOLIO 226BROWN, ANDREW, 1948, NORTH ALABAMA BROWN IRON ORES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4229, P. 49-54.BROWN, U.S.B.M., R.I. 4229, P. 51