| Deposit ID | 60001821 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030655 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Butler County Brown Iron Ore Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.54168, 31.81959 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | BROWN IRON ORE IS FOUND IN THE NE PART OF THE COUNTYA C43 CONCENTRATE-40 TO 56% FE; 0.1 TO 0.5% MN; 0.5 TO 0.7% P. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Butler(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greenville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Greenville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Andalusia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sepulga(hydrologic unit)
Escambia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Choctawhatchee-Escambia(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Butler |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| (1) | -86.54168, 31.81959 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Year of first production | 1929 |
SMITH, W.E., CLARKE, O.M., JR., AND SZABO, M.W., 1967, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF BUTLER COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INF. SER. 36, 23 P.
SMITH, W.E., AND HASTINGS, E.L., 1964, BROWN IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN PIKE, CRENSHAW, AND BUTLER COUNTIES, ALABAMA: AN INTERM REPORT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INF. SER. 34, 38 P.
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