Mine detail: Mountain Creek Iron Ore District

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Location: Chilton County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.73347, -86.44168
dep_id: 60001822
mrds_id: W030657
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: GOSSAN
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
References:
  • Deposit:: TULL, J F, 1978, STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT NW OF BREVARD ZONE, AM JOUR SCI V 278 P 442-460.
  • Deposit:: CLARKE, O M, JR, 1972, GIBBSITE IN WEATHERED GRANITIC ROCKS AT ALABAMA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY V 14, P 203-212.
  • Deposit:: BROWN, ANDREW, 1948, NORTH ALABAMA BROWN IRON ORES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4229, 82 P.
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