Mine detail: Bluffton Mines

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.0057, -85.45967

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron, Manganese
Ore: Goethite
Gangue: Chert
Orebody form: IRREGULAR - IN POCHETS

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1873
Last production ended: 1956

Geology

Host rock:Weisner Quartzite;Shady Dolomite
Host type:Sandstone,Dolomite
Structure:Faulting

References

MRDSW030751
DEP10079965
Reference{Deposit:: BOWLES, EDGAR, 1941, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIR. 15, 38 P}{Deposit:: PORTER, J.B., 1887, THE IRON ORES AND COALS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE: TRANSACTIONS AM. INST MINING ENGINEERS V. 15, P. 170-217.}
ReporterClarke, Otis M. Jr.