| Deposit ID | 60001820 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030654 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Greasy Cove Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.29997, 33.96684 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOCATED BETWEEN BLOUNT MOUNTAIN & CHANDLER MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Clair(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hyatt Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Birmingham North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Coosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | St. Clair |
| United States | Alabama | Etowah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| (1) | -86.29997, 33.96684 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Anticline |
| Structure description | PLUNGING ANTICLINE |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | BLOUNT IRON COMPANY |
THOSNEN, J.R., WARNE, J.D., 1948, ALABAMA RED IRON ORE GREASY COVE AND SHINBONE RIDGE, ST. CLAIR AND ETOWAH COUNTIES: US BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4243, 46 P.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.