Mine detail: West Rock Run Area

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Location: Cherokee County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.03594, -85.46165
dep_id: 10184653
mas_id: 10190006
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Trace mineral: Water, Free
Operation type: Surface
Development status: Past Producer
other_matl: Bauxite, Dolomite, Kaolinite
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Alabama Geological Survey
Year first produced: 1891
References:
  • Deposit:: CLOUD, P. E., 1967, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-N, 74 P.
  • Deposit:: COULTER D. M., 1948, U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4223, 28P.
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