Alabama · Cleburne County
Past Producer

Abel Gap Iron Ore Mine

Cleburne County, Alabama, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlPyrite Seams In Phyllite
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockPhyllite · Talladega Group
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080055
MRDS IDW031011
Alternate namesKyle-McKelroy and Verge-York Properties, Wade Tract
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.52237, -85.73052
References
HUDDLE, J.W., 1941, BROWN IRON ORE OF THE CHULAFINNEE DISTRICT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR 17, 15 P.PROUTY, W.F., 1923, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CLAY COUNTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GRAPHITE INDUSTRY: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COUNTY REPT 1, 190 P.CLARKE, O. M. JR, 1981, GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF BROWN IRON ORES IN THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT: OPEN FILE, ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.