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Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Mohawk Pit (Producer)Mohawk Pit (Producer)Francis (Unknown)Janey Iron Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Prospect)Phillips Gap Prospects (Prospect)Cane Creek Mines + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Pelham Range Lead Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Prospect)Ingram Wells (Unknown)No Name (Past Producer)Norton Deposit + 5 more nearby (Past Producer)Brook Mountain (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect (Prospect)Laney Openings + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Albert Taylor Prospect (Prospect)Gladden Property (Past Producer)No Name (Past Producer)Scarborough Iron Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Mine (Past Producer)Tom Walker Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Prospect (Past Producer)Milt Phillips Prospect (Prospect)J F Noah Prospect + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)No Name + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Leatherwood Banks (Past Producer)Pine Grove Church Beds + 6 more nearby (Past Producer)Angel Mine Tullis Or T.C. Moore + 6 more nearby (Past Producer)Old Lead Mine + 5 more nearby (Past Producer)Edmundson Banks (Past Producer)Not Known, Ammiston Area + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Not Known, Anniston Area (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)A. A. Williams (Past Producer)A A Williams Mine (Past Producer)Evans Barite Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Bertha Mineral Co Willingham Or Gory + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Martha Stone Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)No Name (Past Producer)Shelton Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Anniston Pits (Past Producer)Amminston Area (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Uncertain, Anniston Area (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Nesbitt Lake Manganese Prospect (Occurrence)J F Crow Prospect (Occurrence)No Name (Past Producer)No Name (Past Producer)Uncertain, Anniston Area (Past Producer)No Name (Past Producer)Windom & Walker Limonite Banks + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Leach Bank/Williams Bank + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Landrum Limonite Bank (Past Producer)Uncertain, Anniston Area (Past Producer)Uncertain, Anniston Area + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Baker-Rhodes Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Knighton Deposit + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Knighten Deposit (Occurrence)Uncertain, Anniston Area + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Hudson Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Mcclellan Prospect (Occurrence)Boozer Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Pruett Limonite Bank/Woodstock Bank (Past Producer)Hewitt Limonite Bank (Past Producer)No Name (Past Producer)Industrial Filler Co. Mine (Past Producer)Alabama Mineral Land Co. Prospect (Prospect)Borden Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Burke Estate + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Cottaquilla Mountain (Unknown)Unnamed Mine (Past Producer)Mundy Brown Iron Deposit (Occurrence)No Name (Past Producer)Horace Davis Prospect (Past Producer)Watty Thompson Beds &Washer Limonite Banks (Past Producer)Iron City Mines (Past Producer)Cowan Prospect (Prospect)Woodward Iron Property + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Pentegrass Or Dunn Beds (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)No Name (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
89 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 4 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

Industrial Filler Co. Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 1 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Silica. Minerals mentioned: Quartz. Approx. location 33.925, -85.692. 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?

73
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

40
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

27
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

5
Unknown

Status not recorded.

2
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

Limonite 30Barite 5Galena 3Goethite 3Wad 2Quartz 2Hematite 2Bauxite 1Kaolin 1Sphalerite 1Pyrolusite 1Magnetite 1

Commodities

Iron 65Barium-Barite 30Aluminum 19Lead 11Manganese 7Cobalt 2Zinc 2Silica 2Nickel 1Kaolin 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Evans Barite MineBarium-BariteBaritePast Producer33.868, -85.822
Old Lead MinesLeadBaritePast Producer33.819, -85.835
Angel Mine Tullis Or T.C. MooreBarium-BariteBaritePast Producer33.838, -85.846
Bertha Mineral Co Willingham Or GoryBarium-BariteBaritePast Producer33.867, -85.820
Angel MineBarium-BariteBarite, GalenaPast Producer33.838, -85.846
Anniston, Fort Payne, Ashville, Ala.Kaolin, AluminumBauxite, KaolinOccurrence34.000, -86.000
No NameLeadGalenaPast Producer33.817, -85.867
Pelham Range Lead ProspectLeadGalena, SphaleriteOccurrence33.720, -85.986
Anniston PitsIronGoethitePast Producer33.672, -85.810
Cane Creek MinesIronGoethitePast Producer33.725, -85.983
Iron City MinesIronGoethite, MagnetitePast Producer33.664, -85.667
Laney OpeningsIronHematitePast Producer33.939, -85.893
Pryor Mine/Norton Deposit/Davis GapIronHematitePast Producer33.913, -85.943
Hewitt Limonite BankIronLimonitePast Producer33.650, -85.700
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.608, -85.967
Shelton MinesIronLimonitePast Producer33.708, -85.812
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.706, -85.761
Gladden PropertyIronLimonitePast Producer33.771, -85.911
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.931, -85.544
Cane Creek MinesIronLimonitePast Producer33.725, -85.983
Landrum Limonite BankIronLimonitePast Producer33.745, -85.742
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.627, -85.912
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.724, -85.817
Windom & Walker Limonite BanksIronLimonitePast Producer33.821, -85.748
Uncertain, Anniston AreaIronLimonitePast Producer33.729, -85.742
Leatherwood BanksIronLimonitePast Producer33.717, -85.867
Uncertain, Anniston AreaIronLimonitePast Producer33.658, -85.750
Pine Grove Church BedsIronLimonitePast Producer33.659, -85.867
Pruett Limonite Bank/Woodstock BankIronLimonitePast Producer33.792, -85.714
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.950, -85.679
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.958, -85.658
Leach Bank/Williams BankIronLimonitePast Producer33.768, -85.742
Pentegrass Or Dunn BedsIronLimonitePast Producer33.660, -85.642
Edmundson BanksIronLimonitePast Producer33.684, -85.849
Not Known, Anniston AreaIronLimonitePast Producer33.645, -85.842
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.747, -85.780
Uncertain, Anniston AreaIronLimonitePast Producer33.675, -85.800
Uncertain, Anniston AreaIronLimonitePast Producer33.538, -85.831
Uncertain, Anniston AreaIronLimonitePast Producer33.639, -85.771
Uncertain, Anniston AreaIronLimonitePast Producer33.658, -85.750

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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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