| Deposit ID | 10080416 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031551 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wenonah Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Wenona No 6, 10 Mines Or Tci Fossil Division |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.90166, 33.43071 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SE BESSIMER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bessemer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cahaba(hydrologic unit)
Alabama(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 018S | 003W;004W | 30;31;36 | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Red Mountain | ||||
| Rock description | Red Mountain | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -86.90166, 33.43071 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3M |
| Width | 10000M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Birmingham Red Ore |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031551 |
BURCHARD, E.F. AND BUTTS, CHARLES, 1910, IRON ORES, FUELS AND FLUXES OF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT, ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 400, P67-68.
JOHNSON, L.H., 1950, TRACKLESS MINING IMPROVES ORE PRODUCTION FOR TCI: MINING ENGINEERING V. 1, NO.12, P.1225-1235
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | U.S. STEEL RETAINED THE SURFACE AND MINERAL RIGHTS ON RED MOUNTAIN AND IN SHADES VALLEY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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