Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOCKETS, IRREGULAR
Ore controlKarst
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Tuscumbia Limestone
StructureSe Limb Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080060
MRDS IDW031017
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.54321, -86.52915
References
CASTLEMAN, J.W., 1899, BROWN IRON ORE MINES NEAR LEEDS, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY: ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL AND SCI. JOUR. PROC. V. 9, P. 13-10.PORTER, J.B., 1887, THE IRON ORES AND COALS OF ALABAMA GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE:TRANSACTION AM. INST. MINING ENGINEERS V 15 P 170-217.