Mine detail: Bynum Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.06681, -86.31248

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Ore: Magnetite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1876

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Fort Payne Chert
Host type:Chert
Structure:Fold
Tectonic:Valley And Ridge

References

MRDSW030479
DEP10079754
Reference{Deposit:: NEATHERY, T.L., CLARKE, O.M. JR., SMITH, W.E., SZARO, M.W., 1969 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL MAP 86.}{Deposit:: BARNES, C.W., 1946, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS, WALNUT GROVE, ALABAMA: VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, MS THESIS, 33 P.}{Deposit:: 1969 COMPILE AGS}{Deposit:: 1981 RECON AGS}
ReporterClarke, Otis M. Jr.