| Deposit ID | 10080056 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grimes Iron Ore Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.29441, 33.06544 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 213 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Coosa(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Weogufka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Coosa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephens | 024N | 018E | 17 | NW OF SE | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 49.6% FE |
|---|---|
| Result | 13.2% SIO2 |
| Result | 0.9% P |
| Result | 0.19% MN-AVERAGE ORE SHIPPED |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Unity Group |
| Rock description | Unity Group |
| (1) | -86.29441, 33.06544 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Grimes Estate |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 475.49M |
| Overall width | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031013 |
CLARKE, O.M.JR. 1981, GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF BROWN IRON ORES IN THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT: OPEN FILE ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1970, GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING IN GOSSANS AND LATERITE SOIL IN ALABAMA U.S.A.: UNESCO.SECOND SEMINAR OR GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING 13 P.
NEATHERY, T.L., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP 152.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DRILLED 3 HOLES FINDING "CHLORITE" SEAMS AND PYRITE - CARBONACEOUS BEDS - NO MASSIVE SULFIDE. DRILLED BECAUSE OF GEOCHEMICAL COPPER-LEAD ANOMOLY. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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