Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Red Mountain;Tuscaloosa Group
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1972
Identification
Deposit ID10080423
MRDS IDW031561
Alternate namesBig Sandy Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.13516, -87.28972
References
BURCHARD, E.F., BUTTS, CHARLES AND ECHEL, E.C., 1910, IRON ORES, FUELS AND FLUXES OF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 400, 198 P.SIMPSON, T.A., AND GRAY, T.R., 1970, THE BIRMINGHAM RECLORE DISTRICT, ALABAMA; IN RIDGE I.D. (ED) ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1973; AIME NEW YORK.