Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBEDDED
Deposit sizeS
Geology
StructureWEST LIMB OF SYNCLINE
AlterationLEACHING OF CARBONATES ON OUTCROP
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID60001819
MRDS IDW030653
Alternate namesJap Mine, Etowah Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates34.03344, -86.01667
References
THOENEN,J.R., WARNE,J.D. 1948, ALABAMA RED IRON ORE GREASY COVE AND SHINBONE RIDGE, ST.CLAIR AND ETOWAA COUNTIES: U.S.BUMINES REPT. INV. 4243, 46P.BURCHARD, E.F., AND ANDREWS, T.G., 1947, IRON ORE OUTCROPS OF THE RED MOUNTAIN FORMATION IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORT 19, 375 P.