Mine detail: Hammond, Dago, Hendona, and Valleyview Mines

Previously called 'Red Gap-Green Springs Ore Mines'

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Location

Lat / long:

33.51682, -86.74999

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Ore:	Hematite
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Red Mountain
Host type:	Sandstone

References

MRDS	W031558
DEP	10106206
Reference	{Deposit:: BURCHARD, E.F. AND OTHERS, 1910, IRON ORES, FUELS AND FLUXES OF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT, ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 400, P. 59-63.}{Deposit:: CLARKE, O.M. JR., 1981, ALABAMA RED IRON ORE: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE.}
Reporter	Clarke, Otis M. Jr.