| Deposit ID | 60001818 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030652 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Barbour County Brown Iron Ore Deposits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.69996, 31.77239 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE BROWN IRON ORE DEPOSITS OCCUR MAINLY IN THE SW PORTION OF THE COUNTY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pike(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Josie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Troy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dothan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pea(hydrologic unit)
Choctawhatchee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Choctawhatchee-Escambia(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Barbour |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| (1) | -85.69996, 31.77239 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Year of first production | 1944 |
HASTINGS, E.L., 1963, BROWN IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA, AN INTERM REPORT: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY INF SER 30, 51 P.
SKRZYNEICKI, A.F., 1976, MINERAL DATA ACQUISITION, ALABAMA IRON ORES, GRANT NUMBER G0144133: ALABAMA GEOL SUR OPEN FILE, 43 P.
CLARKE, O.M. JR. AND OTHERS, 1965, MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF BARBOUR COUNTY ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY MAP 32.
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