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Emanhee Gray Ore Mine

Past Producer in Talladega county in Alabama, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080414
MRDS ID W031549
Record type Site
Current site name Emanhee Gray Ore Mine
Related records 10208862

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.20275, 33.22932 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM NE OF SYLACAUGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Talladega(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sylacauga East(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Talladega

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
021S 004E 02 Alabama

Comments on the location information

  • CROPS OUT ON JENKS MOUNTAIN AND IN EMANHEE AND TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEKS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Weisner
    Rock description Weisner
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.20275, 33.22932
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip 30DEG TO 40DEG E
    Length 3200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1858
Year of first production 1904
Year of last production 1907

Mining district

District name Talladega Gray Ore

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Alabama Ore And Iron Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REED, D.F., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF TALLADEGA GRAY IRON ORES, TALLADEGA COUNTY, ALABAMA; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4426, 29P.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P.S., 1907, GRAY IRON ORES OF TALLADEGA COUNTY, ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 315, P. 161-184.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE THICKNESS: 6M
Deposit BENEFICIATION TO 60% FE AND 0.13 TO 0.19% P POSSIBLE BY ROASTING AND MAGNETIC SEPARATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1981 Clarke, Otis M. Jr. Alabama Geological Survey

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