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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Hogan and Lewis Manganese Prospect (Occurrence)Hogan B Lewis Prospect No. 1 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Sloss (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Hayes (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect + 5 more nearby (Occurrence)Townsend (Unknown)Greenpond (Unknown)Edwards (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Forestry Service Pit (Producer)Unnamed Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Bibb County (Unknown)Herron-Pratt Occurence + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Walton Pratt Prospect (Prospect)Weaver Mine + 3 more nearby (Prospect)USGS MR-60 Alabama No.8 Prospect (Unknown)No Name (Past Producer)May Johnston Prospect (Past Producer)Bright Hope (Past Producer)Sinks Prospect (Prospect)Sinks Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Julian Fancher Mine (Past Producer)Julian Fanciar Mine + 1 more nearby (Prospect)No Name (Past Producer)Maguire Shoals Prospect (Occurrence)Bibb Furance Brierfield Pit/Brierfield Furance Pits (Past Producer)Brierfield Pit (Past Producer)Brierfield Furnace Pits (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
32 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 3 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Weaver Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Fluorite) and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 3 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as prospect for Barium-Barite. Minerals mentioned: Fluorite. Approx. location 33.006, -87.065. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

18
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

17
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

9
Unknown

Status not recorded.

6
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Goethite 5Barite 4Calcite 4Limonite 4Fluorite 2Hematite 1Sphalerite 1

Commodities

Iron 24Barium-Barite 15Manganese 4Kaolin 1Fluorine-Fluorite 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Julian Fanciar MineBarium-BariteBarite, CalciteProspect33.054, -86.989
Herron-Pratt OccurenceBarium-BariteBarite, CalciteProspect33.025, -87.089
Weaver MineBarium-BariteBarite, Calcite, FluoriteProspect33.006, -87.065
The Sinks MineBarium-BariteBarite, Calcite, Fluorite, SphaleriteProspect33.035, -87.019
Brierfield PitIronGoethitePast Producer33.042, -86.958
Brierfield Furnace PitsIronGoethitePast Producer33.039, -86.939
Bibb Furance Brierfield Pit/Brierfield Furance PitsIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.042, -86.967
Bright HopeIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.056, -87.033
No NameIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.033, -87.051
No NameIronHematitePast Producer33.175, -87.231
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.018, -87.003
J. Fancher FanciarBarium-Barite—Past Producer33.056, -86.986
Sinks MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer33.035, -87.019
Hogan and Lewis Manganese ProspectIron, Manganese—Occurrence33.088, -87.272
Weaver Mine B.A.Coates/M.JohnstonBarium-Barite—Past Producer33.006, -87.065
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.165, -87.144
Forestry Service PitKaolin—Producer32.915, -87.146
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.200, -87.119
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.206, -87.167
Unnamed MineIron—Past Producer33.238, -87.123
Walton Pratt ProspectBarium-Barite—Prospect33.018, -87.078
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.024, -87.179
Hayes——Unknown33.215, -87.160
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.115, -87.293
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.193, -87.123
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.023, -87.183
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.198, -87.120
Woodstock——Unknown33.205, -87.160
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.202, -87.171
Sinks ProspectBarium-Barite—Prospect33.033, -87.022
Maguire Shoals ProspectBarium-Barite—Occurrence33.057, -86.982
Greenpond——Unknown33.230, -87.140
B A Coates ProspectBarium-Barite—Past Producer33.008, -87.067
H H Coates ProspectBarium-Barite—Past Producer33.008, -87.074
Julian Fancher MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer33.068, -86.998
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.206, -87.163
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.173, -87.141
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.170, -87.142
Townsend——Unknown33.185, -87.170
Hogan B Lewis Prospect No. 1Manganese—Occurrence33.083, -87.250

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 fossil collection records in Bibb County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Tuscaloosa County · Jefferson County · Shelby County · Chilton County · Fayette County

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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