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Franklin Mine (Past Producer)Honeycutt's Mill Placer (Past Producer)Nelson Iron Prospect (Occurrence)Mulberry Creek Placer + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Mulberry Creek Placer (Past Producer)Mulberry Creek Placer (Past Producer)B.T. Childer's Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Heatley Prospect (Occurrence)Hubbard Iron Mine (Past Producer)Maddox Mica Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Rippatoe Mine and Placer (Past Producer)Foshee Kyanite Prospect (Prospect)Fitzpatrick Mica Prospect No 2 (Prospect)William Howard Prospect (Prospect)Rocky Creek Placer Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Gold Placer Prospect (Occurrence)Fitzpatrick Mica Prospect No 1 (Prospect)Rippatoe Placer (Past Producer)William Howard Property + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Bama Or Flaketown Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Mountain Creek C + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Outcrop + 5 more nearby (Unknown)Boyd Pit + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Moutain Creek District (Past Producer)Mountain Creek B (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
25 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 5 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

B.T. Childer's Prospect

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold) and 5 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as occurrence for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold, Mica, Pyrite, Copper. Approx. location 32.885, -86.758. USGS record.

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Field cards: what kind of sites?

23
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

11
Unknown

Status not recorded.

8
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

4
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

Gold 7Limonite 2Chalcopyrite 1Pyrite 1Goethite 1Graphite 1Muscovite 1Roscoelite 1

Commodities

Gold 18Iron 8Mica 4Graphite 3Kyanite 2

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
B.T. Childer's ProspectGoldChalcopyrite, Gold, PyriteOccurrence32.885, -86.758
Mountain Creek BIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer32.758, -86.425
Mulberry Creek PlacerGoldGoldPast Producer32.891, -86.790
Franklin MineGoldGoldOccurrence32.900, -85.803
William Howard PropertyGoldGoldOccurrence32.767, -86.489
Rocky Creek Placer MineGoldGoldPast Producer32.772, -86.500
Unnamed Gold Placer ProspectGoldGoldOccurrence32.758, -86.500
Rippatoe PlacerGoldGoldPast Producer32.796, -86.481
Bama Or Flaketown MineGraphiteGraphite, Muscovite, RoscoelitePast Producer32.757, -86.468
Moutain Creek DistrictIronLimonitePast Producer32.729, -86.444
Boyd PitIron—Past Producer32.733, -86.442
Honeycutt's Mill Placer MineGold—Past Producer32.890, -86.790
Mountain Creek CIron—Past Producer32.750, -86.467
Rocky Creek PlacerGold—Past Producer32.771, -86.507
Rippatoe Mine and PlacerGold—Past Producer32.800, -86.533
B. T. Childer ProspectGold—Past Producer32.886, -86.762
Mulberry Creek PlacerGold—Past Producer32.867, -86.792
Rocky Mount——Unknown33.990, -86.718
Rippatoe PlacerGold—Past Producer32.801, -85.483
Bama Graphite MineGraphite—Past Producer32.754, -86.472
Mulberry Creek PlacerGold—Past Producer32.869, -86.791
Davis Pit——Unknown32.755, -86.470
Rocky Creek PlacerGold—Past Producer32.773, -86.501
Hubbard Iron MineIron—Past Producer33.055, -86.622
Brand ProspectKyanite—Occurrence32.872, -86.942
Outcrop——Unknown32.756, -86.434
Boyd Pit——Unknown32.765, -86.442
Foshee Kyanite ProspectKyanite—Prospect32.890, -86.506
Heatley ProspectIron—Occurrence33.050, -86.685
Dean Pit——Unknown32.759, -86.430
Booth——Unknown32.769, -86.449
Fitzpatrick Mica Prospect No 2Mica—Prospect32.880, -86.509
Bama Pit——Unknown32.755, -86.465
Outcrop——Unknown32.750, -86.467
Fitzpatrick Mica Prospect No 1Mica—Prospect32.872, -86.487
Nelson Iron ProspectIron—Occurrence33.023, -86.795
William Howard ProspectGold—Prospect32.802, -86.502
Franklin MineGold—Past Producer32.899, -86.804
Mayfield Pit——Unknown32.755, -86.430
Maddox Mica MineMica—Past Producer32.879, -86.529

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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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