Mine detail: Black Warrior River Manganese Pros.

<< Back to the map

<< Back to browsing

Location: Etowah County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.16541, -85.95413
dep_id: 10093810
mrds_id: W030648
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Pyrolusite, Wad
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
conc_proc: Leaching Of Limestone Containing Manganese And Manganese Precipitation
Reporter: Clarke, Otis M. Jr.
hrock_unit: Fort Payne Chert
hrock_type: Chert
tectonic: Valley And Ridge
References:
  • Deposit:: BARNES, C.W., 1946, GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS, WALNUT GROVE, ALABAMA: VIRGINIA UNIV. MASTERS THESIS, 33 P.
  • Deposit:: PIERCE, W.G., 1944, COBALT BEARING MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE: US GEOL SURVEY BULL 940, 265-285 P.
  • Deposit:: 1980 RECON AGS
  • Deposit:: CLARKE, O M JR, 1980, MANGANESE RESOURCES IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY OPEN FILE
© 2010-2018 Lee C. Baker unless noted. All rights reserved.