Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Red Mountain
Tectonic settingSe Limb Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1886
Identification
Deposit ID10080421
MRDS IDW031557
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.46765, -86.84166
References
BURCHARD, E.F., AND BUTTS, CHARLES, 1910, IRON ORES, FUELS AND FLUXES OF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT, ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. BULL. 900, P63-65.CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1981, ALABAMA RED IRON ORE; ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE