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Wesson Manganese Mine

Talladega County, Alabama, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
GangueGoethite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Knox Group
Tectonic settingValley And Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1918
Identification
Deposit ID10097465
MRDS IDW030645
Alternate namesBig Grunt Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.20849, -86.2958
References
CLARKE, O.M., JR., 1980, MANGANESE RESOURCES IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE1924 DIREXPL D A ODEN1931 DIREXPL BUSH AND COX