| Deposit ID | 10080421 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031557 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spaulding Mine |
| Related records | 10257307 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.84166, 33.46765 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
| Relative position | BETWEEN BIRMINGHAM AND HOMEWOOD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Birmingham South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Black Warrior(hydrologic unit)
Black Warrior-Tombigbee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Mobile-Tombigbee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 018S | 003W | 14;15 | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Red Mountain | ||||
| Rock description | Red Mountain | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -86.84166, 33.46765 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 6M |
| Length | 3000M |
| Width | 10000M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1886 |
| District name | Birmingham Red Ore |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Republic Steel |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031557 |
BURCHARD, E.F., AND BUTTS, CHARLES, 1910, IRON ORES, FUELS AND FLUXES OF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT, ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. BULL. 900, P63-65.
CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1981, ALABAMA RED IRON ORE; ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE EXTENDS SOUTH UNDER SHADES VALLEY |
| Deposit | REPUBLIC STEEL RETAINS THE MINERAL RIGHTS ON IRON RESOURCES UNDER SHADES VALLEY. ; 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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