Commodities
PrimaryIron, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR - IN POCHETS
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Dolomite · Weisner Quartzite;Shady Dolomite
StructureFaulting
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Last production1956
Identification
Deposit ID10079965
MRDS IDW030751
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.0057, -85.45967
References
BOWLES, EDGAR, 1941, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 15, 38 PPORTER, J.B., 1887, THE IRON ORES AND COALS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE: TRANSACTIONS AM. INST MINING ENGINEERS V. 15, P. 170-217.