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Jenifer Iron Ore Mines

Past Producer in Talladega county in Alabama, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106167
MRDS ID W030752
Record type Site
Current site name Jenifer Iron Ore Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.92079, 33.54598 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Relative position 1 KM EAST JENIFER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Talladega(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Munford(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Talladega

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 017S 007E 16;17 Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Chert Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Knox Group
    Rock description Knox Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.92079, 33.54598
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Blocks

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR IN POCKETS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Karst

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA COVERED BY REWORKED RESIDUUM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1850
Year of last production 1943

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Geo. Morris Co

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 1600M
    Overall width 500M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCCALLEY, HENRY, 1897, THE VALLEY REGIONS OF ALABAMA, PART II, THE COOSA VALLEY REGION: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC REPT. 9, 862 P

  • Deposit

    CLARKE, O.M. JR, 1981, BROWN IRON ORES OF NORTH ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABANDONED MINES USED BY TALLADEGA COUNTY FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL; PITS FILLED AND SITE LEVELED ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Clarke, Otis M. Jr. Alabama Geological Survey

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