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Not Known, Walnut Gove Area + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Kirkpatrick + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Bynum Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)J.B.Bynum (Past Producer)Tumlin Gap Manganese Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Tumlin Gap Mines (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Prospect)Garigues Gap (Past Producer)Schoolhouse Gap Area of Greasy Cove + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Iron Prospect 4 (Prospect)Greasy Cove (Occurrence)J H Vanzandt Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Iron Prospect 1 + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Sewell Deposit (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Prospect)Shores Gap In Greasey Cove Area (Past Producer)Greasy Cove Prospect + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Littleton Area + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Moragne Citico & Attalla Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Mine (Occurrence)Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 2 + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Leed Gap Area (Past Producer)Crudup Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Not Known (Past Producer)W.F.Stowers Mine (Past Producer)Gadsen Area Mines + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Jap Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Giles Myric & A. Campbell (Past Producer)Etowah Iron Ore Prospect N0 2 (Occurrence)Roebuck No. 2 Mine + 5 more nearby (Past Producer)John T Hagen Prospect (Occurrence)Mrs. Alice Campbell Prospect + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Campbell Gap Manganese Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Citico Mine (Past Producer)Leeth Mt. Area (Past Producer)Gilley Deposit (Occurrence)Sparks Prospect (Prospect)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
41 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

Gilley Deposit

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Fluorite) and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as occurrence for Fluorine-Fluorite. Minerals mentioned: Fluorite. Approx. location 34.000, -85.750. 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?

37
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

21
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

17
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

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

Hematite 12Pyrolusite 4Wad 3Psilomelane 2Magnetite 1

Commodities

Iron 53Manganese 9Barium-Barite 6Cobalt 2Sulfur 1Fluorine-Fluorite 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Crudup MineIronHematitePast Producer34.095, -86.037
Moragne Citico & Attalla MinesIronHematitePast Producer34.035, -86.106
Littleton AreaIronHematitePast Producer34.075, -86.122
Leed Gap AreaIronHematitePast Producer34.139, -86.054
Tumlin Gap MinesIronHematitePast Producer34.000, -86.267
Schoolhouse Gap Area of Greasy CoveIronHematitePast Producer34.031, -86.208
Shores Gap In Greasey Cove AreaIronHematitePast Producer34.021, -86.161
Gadsen Area MinesIronHematitePast Producer34.028, -86.008
Not KnownIronHematitePast Producer34.117, -86.017
Leeth Mt. AreaIronHematitePast Producer34.099, -85.876
Taylor Branch HollowIronHematitePast Producer34.161, -85.965
Citico MineIronHematitePast Producer34.082, -85.924
Bynum MineManganeseMagnetite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, WadPast Producer34.067, -86.312
Cook MineManganesePsilomelane, Pyrolusite, WadPast Producer34.061, -86.333
Greasy Cove ProspectManganesePyrolusitePast Producer34.001, -86.177
Black Warrior River Manganese Pros.ManganesePyrolusite, WadOccurrence34.165, -85.954
Greasy CoveManganese—Occurrence34.000, -86.217
Campbell Gap Manganese ProspectManganese—Occurrence34.165, -85.957
Tumlin Gap Manganese ProspectManganese—Occurrence34.007, -86.255
Giles Myric & A. CampbellBarium-Barite—Past Producer33.920, -86.000
Not Known, Walnut Gove AreaManganese—Past Producer34.067, -86.317
Garigues GapIron—Past Producer33.986, -86.233
Brothers Mill Gap/Moodys GapIron—Past Producer33.971, -86.233
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.122, -86.175
Schoolhouse Gap Iron ProspectIron—Prospect34.025, -86.208
Greasy Cove Area ProspectIron—Occurrence33.997, -86.159
Etowah Iron Ore Prospect N0 2Iron—Occurrence34.042, -85.987
Roebuck No. 2 MineIron—Past Producer34.037, -85.988
Jirama ProspectIron—Occurrence34.077, -86.125
Mrs. Alice Campbell ProspectBarium-Barite—Past Producer33.904, -85.988
Etowah No. 2 MineIron—Past Producer34.040, -85.987
Iron Prospect 5Iron—Prospect34.012, -86.249
Bynum-Mccright Deposit——Past Producer34.076, -86.296
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.078, -86.296
Iron Prospect 1Iron—Prospect34.038, -86.184
Sparks ProspectBarium-Barite—Prospect33.942, -85.764
Jap MineIron—Past Producer34.021, -86.001
Iron Prospect 3Iron—Prospect34.034, -86.189
Hanna Steel/ Gadsden, Ala.Iron—Past Producer34.033, -86.012
Republic Steel Corp. PlantSulfur—Past Producer34.018, -86.017

Fossil collections

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

Nearby counties

Blount County · Marshall County · St. Clair County · Calhoun County · Cherokee 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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