Mine detail: Woodstock Brown Iron Ore Deposit

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Location: Tuscaloosa, Bibb County, Alabama, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.25015, -87.125
dep_id: 60001826
mrds_id: W030757
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese, Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: CHEMICAL SEDIMENT AND WEATHERING RESIDUAL
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore_ctrl: KARST
Year first produced: 1830
yr_lst_prd: 1961
disc_yr: 1830
discr: Daniel Hillman
References:
  • Deposit:: BROWN, ANDREW, 1948, NORTH ALABAMA BROWN IRON ORES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT INV. 4229, 82 P.
  • Deposit:: BURCHARD, E.F., 1905, IRON ORES OF THE BROOKWOOD QUADRANGLE, ALABAMA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 260, P. 321-334.
  • Deposit:: BEGG, M.A. AND OTHERS, 1978, MINERAL RESOURCES OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP 185.
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