Mine detail: Woodward Mines

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Location: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.41765, -86.91805
dep_id: 10080415
mrds_id: W031550
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hematite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Clarke, Otis M. Jr.
hrock_unit: Red Mountain
hrock_type: Sandstone
References:
  • Deposit:: BURCHARD, E.F., AND BUTTS, CHARLES, 1910, IRON ORES, FUELS AND FLUXES OF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT, ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 400, P. 69-70.
  • Deposit:: CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1981, ALABAMA RED IRON ORES: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE.
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