| Deposit ID | 60001823 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030681 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Russellville Brown Iron Ore Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.75002, 34.50013 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Frankfort(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tuscumbia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gadsden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bear(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| (1) | -87.75002, 34.50013 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1818 |
| Year of first production | 1818 |
| Year of last production | 1974 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. PIPE AND FOUNDARY |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | SHOOK AND FLETCHER SUPPLY CO. |
BURCHARD, E.F., 1960, RUSSELLVILLE BROWN IRON ORE DISTRICT FRANKLIN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 70, 96 P.
CHAFFIN, H.S. JR., 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP 114.
BROWN, ANDREW, 1948, NORTH ALABAMA BROWN IRON ORES: U.S. BUR MINES REPT. INV. 4229, P. 44-49.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.