| Deposit ID | 10084479 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W101835 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fort Payne Area |
| Related records | 10257699 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.74163, 34.43124 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
DeKalb(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fort Payne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rome(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 | DeKalb |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| (1) | -85.74163, 34.43124 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W101835 |
AL GS SPEC. REPT. 19
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | Whitlow, S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 03/25/1977 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0100028 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Fort Payne Quarry |
| Current operator | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Vulcan Materials Company |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1027 m, 0.80 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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