Alabama #3 Mine

Clay County, Alabama, United States

Graphite

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryGraphite

Commodity typeNonmetallic

Deposit

WorkingsSurface

Materials

Other materialsFeldspar, Garnet, Graphite, Hornblende, Mica, Pyrite, Quartz, Sillimanite

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Discovery year1865

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References

CAMERON, E.N., AND P.L. WEISS. STRATEGIC GRAPHITE - ASURVEY. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1082-E, 1960,PP. 250-252, 260-303.CLEMMER, J.B., R.W. SMITH, H.B. CLEMMONS, AND H.R. STACEY.FLOTATION OF WEATHERED ALABAMA GRAPHITIC SCHISTS FORCRUCIBLE FLAKE. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA BULL. 49,1941, 101 PP.GISLER, H.J. ALABAMA FLAKE GRAPHITE COMPANY. DENVEREQUIPMENT COMPANY BULL. M4-B34, 8 PP.JONES, W.B. SUMMARY REPORT ON GRAPHITE IN ALABAMA. GEOL.SURVEY OF ALABAMA CIRC. NO. 9, 1929, 26 PP.NEATHERY, T.L., AND J.W. REYNOLDS. STRATIGRAPHY ANDMETAMORPHISM OF THE WEDOWEE GROUP: A RECONNAISSANCE.AM. J. SCI., V. 273, OCTOBER 1973, PP. 723-741.PALLISTER, H.D., AND J.R. THOENEN. FLAKE-GRAPHITE ANDVANADIUM INVESTIGATION IN CLAY, COOSA, AND CHILTONCOUNTIES, ALABAMA. BUMINES RI 4366, 1948, 81 PP.TAGGART, A.F. HANDBOOK OF MINERAL DRESSING. JOHN WILEY &SONS, INC., NEW YORK, 1945, PP. 3-38 TO 3-40.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. FLAKE GRAPHITE AND VANADIUM EXPLORA-TION CLAY, COOSA, AND CHILTON COUNTIES, ALABAMA.BUMINES WAR MINERAL REPORT 335, 1944, 34 PP.

Identification

Deposit ID10232774

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates33.29795, -85.95826