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Barfield Bauxite Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Prospect)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Round Mt. Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Cherokee County (Unknown)Gilley Fluorspar Deposit (Past Producer)Cunliff Prospect (Prospect)Gilley Fluorspar Deposit (Occurrence)Little River Area + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Rumsey Old Houses + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Mundy Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Neddie Parker Property + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Old and New Stewart Prospects (Prospect)Snyder Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Harbour and Thompson Prospects + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 6 more nearby (Occurrence)Wilder Manganese Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Garvin Prospect (Prospect)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Gaylesville Area + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed, Craig Mt & Frog Mt. + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Frog Mountain (Unknown)Rilgrim Land Area + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Mine (Past Producer)Unknown, Frog Mt & Weems Bank (Past Producer)Dockage (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Woodward Hollow Prospects 1 (Prospect)Hughes Deposits + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Palmer Deposit + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Stock Property + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unknown, Mills Creek Area + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Stubbs Hill Mine (Past Producer)Rock Run Distr-C + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Pope-Hughes Prospect + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Hughes Prospect (Prospect)Emmett Sharpe Iron Property (Past Producer)Rock Run Distr.-B + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)West Rock Run Area + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Bluffton Mines + 7 more nearby (Past Producer)Pope-Brittain Deposit + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Wirt Hill + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Rock Run-A + 7 more nearby (Past Producer)Pittman Prospect + 16 more nearby (Prospect)Price-Rowland Prospect + 7 more nearby (Past Producer)Sid Hart Property (Past Producer)Smith Iron Deposits + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)About 8 Mines and Prospects (Occurrence)Mcclung Bank + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
60 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 9 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

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Northeastern Alababa

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) 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 past producer. Minerals mentioned: Quartz. Approx. location 34.020, -85.479. USGS record.

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Field cards: what kind of sites?

76
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

41
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

31
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

10
Unknown

Status not recorded.

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 12Hematite 5Wad 3Goethite 3Hollandite 1Bauxite 1Calcite 1

Commodities

Iron 55Aluminum 44Manganese 16Cobalt 3Kaolin 1Calcium 1Fluorine-Fluorite 1Barium-Barite 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Rock Run-Goshen Ala.Kaolin, AluminumBauxitePast Producer34.000, -85.750
Gilley Fluorspar DepositCalcium, Fluorine-FluoriteCalciteOccurrence33.992, -85.697
Baker Hill MinesIronGoethitePast Producer33.965, -85.417
Bluffton MinesIron, ManganeseGoethitePast Producer34.006, -85.460
State Line MinesIronGoethitePast Producer33.965, -85.397
Little River AreaIronHematitePast Producer34.290, -85.669
Round Mt. MineIronHematitePast Producer34.215, -85.692
Gaylesville AreaIronHematitePast Producer34.281, -85.578
Rilgrim Land AreaIronHematitePast Producer34.317, -85.542
Unknown, Mills Creek AreaIronHematitePast Producer34.342, -85.486
About 8 Mines and ProspectsManganeseHollanditeOccurrence34.000, -85.417
Rumsey Old HousesIronLimonitePast Producer33.989, -85.663
Price-Rowland ProspectManganese, IronLimonitePast Producer34.020, -85.432
Unknown, Frog Mt & Weems BankIronLimonitePast Producer34.017, -85.550
Rock Run-AIronLimonitePast Producer34.058, -85.433
Rock Run Distr.-BIronLimonitePast Producer34.038, -85.456
State Line MineIronLimonitePast Producer34.003, -85.400
Bluffton MinesIron, ManganeseLimonitePast Producer34.003, -85.461
Pope-BrittainManganese, IronLimonitePast Producer33.982, -85.475
Mcclung BankIronLimonitePast Producer33.973, -85.404
Wirt HillIronLimonitePast Producer33.964, -85.470
Unnamed, Craig Mt & Frog Mt.IronLimonitePast Producer34.022, -85.565
Rock Run Distr-CIronLimonitePast Producer34.017, -85.500
Hughes DepositsManganeseWadPast Producer33.977, -85.509
Price-Rowland ProspectManganeseWadPast Producer34.020, -85.432
Pope-Brittain DepositManganeseWadProspect33.982, -85.475
Harbour and Thompson Prospects——Occurrence33.983, -85.617
Unnamed Prospect——Occurrence33.967, -85.617
E.A. Jones ProspectManganese—Occurrence33.976, -85.620
Palmer DepositManganese—Occurrence33.969, -85.512
Pope-Hughes ProspectManganese—Past Producer33.985, -85.495
Pope-Huges ProspectManganese—Past Producer33.985, -85.495
Hughes DepositManganese—Past Producer33.977, -85.509
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.268, -85.597
Palmer Deposit——Prospect33.961, -85.513
Rumsey and Lee Prospects 1 and 2——Prospect33.984, -85.668
R. Stockdale Property——Past Producer33.953, -85.489
Sid Hart Property——Past Producer34.005, -85.451
Cherokee County——Unknown34.050, -85.700
Round Mountain MineIron—Past Producer34.211, -85.692

Fossil collections

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

Nearby counties

Calhoun County · Dallas County · Cleburne County · Etowah County · Randolph 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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