| Deposit ID | 10080057 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron City Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Pentegrass, Widow Blackburn, Washer Limonite Banks |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.66663, 33.66403 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 219 |
| Relative position | 12 KM E ANNISTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Calhoun(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Choccolocco(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(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 | Calhoun |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 015S;016S | 009E | 35;2 | SW (35); OF W2 (02) | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | 83% FE2O3 |
|---|---|
| Result | 6% SIO2 |
| Result | 1.6% P2O5 (PENTEGROSS LIMONITE BANK) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shady Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Shady Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.66663, 33.66403 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Unknown-Obscured By Alluvium |
| General form | IRREGULAR-IN POCKETS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 20M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Anniston |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031014 |
MCCALLEY, HENRY, 1897, THE VALLEY REGIONS OF ALABAMA, PART 2, THE COOSA VALLEY REGIONS: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. REPT. 9, 862 P
NEATHERY, T.L., AND OTHERS 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 81, 49 P.
CLOUD, P.E. JR., 1966, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE ANNISTON, FORT PAYNE AND ASHVILLE AREAS, NORTHEAST ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-0. 35 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS IN OLD SINKHOLES |
| Deposit | ZONE NORTH AND SOUTH OF MINES AND EAST EDGE CHOCCOLOOCO VALLEY FAVORABLE PROSPECT - MN RICH DEPOSITS POSSIBLE. ; 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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