Mine detail: Alfretta Mines

Previously called 'Alfretta No 1. No 2 and No. 3 Mines'

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Location: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.59098, -86.66666
dep_id: 10080418
mrds_id: W031554
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hematite
orebody_fm: TOBULAR
alteration: Weathered Ore Enriched By Solution Of Lime
Reporter: Clarke, Otis M. Jr.
hrock_unit: Red Mountain
hrock_type: Sandstone
tectonic: S.E. Limb Anticline
Year first produced: 1903
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. 56, 57.
  • Deposit:: BUTTS, CHARLES, 1910, DESCRIPTION OF THE BIRMINGHAM QUADRANGLE (ALABAMA): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. ATLAS FOLIO 175.
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