Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlKarst
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Chepultepec Dolomite
StructureFaulting, Overthrust
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1944
Identification
Deposit ID10080059
MRDS IDW031016
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.42376, -85.6444
References
MCCALLEY, HENRY, 1897, THE VALLEY REGIONS OF ALABAMA, PART 2 THE COOSA VALLEY REGION: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. REPT. 9, 862 P.BROWN,ANDREW, 1948, NORTH ALABAMA BROWN IRON ORES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4229, 82 P.ARMES, ETHEL, 1910, THE STORY OF COAL AND IRON IN ALABAMA: THE CHAMBER OF COMMERSE, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 581 P.JACK MORRIS - JIM WALTERS RESOURCES - PERSONAL COMMUNICATION-1981