Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeCHEMICAL SEDIMENT AND WEATHERING RESIDUAL
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlTUSCALOOSA GROUP SEDIMENTS OVER BANGOR LIMESTONE
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1818
Last production1974
Discovery year1818
Identification
Deposit ID60001823
MRDS IDW030681
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates34.50013, -87.75002
References
BURCHARD, E.F., 1960, RUSSELLVILLE BROWN IRON ORE DISTRICT FRANKLIN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 70, 96 P.CHAFFIN, H.S. JR., 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP 114.BROWN, ANDREW, 1948, NORTH ALABAMA BROWN IRON ORES: U.S. BUR MINES REPT. INV. 4229, P. 44-49.