Ruffner Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Alabama, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160693
MRDS ID W031552
MAS/MILS ID 0010730038
Record type Site
Current site name Ruffner Mine
Related records 10106205

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.69499, 33.56685 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Irondale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Birmingham North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Birmingham(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cahaba(hydrologic unit)

Alabama(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Jefferson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.69499, 33.56685

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF USGS FOLIO BIRMINGHAM AL 1910

  • Deposit

    BURCHARD, ERNEST F & BUTTS, CHARLES, 1910, USGS BULL 400,

  • Deposit

    PP. 58-59.

  • Deposit

    THONEN, J R & REED, JR, AVERY A, JULY, 1953, BUMINES RI 4988

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references