Mine detail: Woodstock Brown Iron Ore Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

33.25015, -87.125

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese, Iron
Discovery year:	1830

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	CHEMICAL SEDIMENT AND WEATHERING RESIDUAL
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1830
Last production ended:	1961

Geology

References

MRDS	W030757
DEP	60001826
Reference	{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.}