Mine detail: Jenifer Iron Ore Mines

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Location

Lat / long: 33.54598, -85.92079

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Goethite
Gangue: Chert
Orebody form: IRREGULAR IN POCKETS

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1850
Last production ended: 1943

Geology

Host rock:Knox Group
Host type:Dolomite
Structure:Fault Blocks

References

MRDSW030752
DEP10106167
Reference{Deposit:: MCCALLEY, HENRY, 1897, THE VALLEY REGIONS OF ALABAMA, PART II, THE COOSA VALLEY REGION: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC REPT. 9, 862 P}{Deposit:: CLARKE, O.M. JR, 1981, BROWN IRON ORES OF NORTH ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE.}
ReporterClarke, Otis M. Jr.