Mine detail: Ishkooda Mines

Previously called 'Ishkooda No. 1112131415 Mines'

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Location: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.46126, -86.85832
dep_id: 10080422
mrds_id: W031559
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
Structure: Se Limb Anticline
Year first produced: 1863
yr_lst_prd: 1969
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. 65-67
  • Deposit:: CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1981, ALABAMA RED IRON ORE: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE.
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