Commodities
PrimaryIron, Sulfur
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMASSIVE SULFIDES
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlVOLCANIC
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1862
Identification
Deposit ID60001782
MRDS IDW028560
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates33.36125, -85.83326
References
LAMOUNT, W. E. AND HASTINGS, E. L., 1964 , RESOURCE AND BENEFICATION STUDIES OF COPPER - BEARING PYRITE ORES, PYRITON, CLAY COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 27 , 26 P.TULL, J. F. AND OTHERS, 1978, THE HILLABEE GREENSTONE: STRATIGRAPHY, GEOCHEMISTRY, STRUCTURE, MINERALIZATION AND THEORIES OF ORIGIN: MRI RESEARCH REPT. SERIES 1978, UNIV. OF ALABAMA, 100 P.PALLISTER, H.D. AND THOENEN, J.R., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF COPPER-BEARING PYRITE ORES PYRITON, CLAY COUNTY, ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4494, 15 P.