Alabama · Talladega County
Past Producer

Jenifer Iron Ore Mines

Talladega County, Alabama, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR IN POCKETS
Ore controlKarst
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Knox Group
StructureFault Blocks
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1850
Last production1943
Identification
Deposit ID10106167
MRDS IDW030752
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.54598, -85.92079
References
MCCALLEY, HENRY, 1897, THE VALLEY REGIONS OF ALABAMA, PART II, THE COOSA VALLEY REGION: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC REPT. 9, 862 PCLARKE, O.M. JR, 1981, BROWN IRON ORES OF NORTH ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE.