Mine detail: Hamilton Pit

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Location: Marion County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.13902, -88.03336
dep_id: 10081239
mrds_id: W033231
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
conc_proc: Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
Reporter: Rheams, Karen F.
hrock_unit: Tuscaloosa Group
hrock_type: Gravel,Sand and Gravel
References:
  • Deposit:: BEG, M.A., 1980, ACTIVE MINES AND QUARRIES OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SPEC. MAP 176.
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980, SAND AND GRAVEL INDIVIDUAL RESPONDENT TOTALS IN COUNTIES OF ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNPUBLISHED DATA, 4 P.
  • Deposit:: STATE OF ALABAMA, 1980, DIVISION OF SAFETY AND INSPECTION-STATISTICAL ANNUAL REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 1980: DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 53 P.
  • Production:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980, SAND AND GRAVEL UNPUB. DATA FOR COUNTIES IN ALABAMA, P. 2.
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