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Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Sandlin Tract + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Hargett Tract (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 5 more nearby (Occurrence)Blackburn Mine (Past Producer)Mcbroom Tract (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)J H Taylor Tract No. 1 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Nelson + 1 more nearby (Unknown)Warner (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Douglas + 7 more nearby (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Pinkney (Unknown)Auxford (Unknown)Debardeleben (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Russellville Brown Iron Ore Mines (Past Producer)Macy (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 4 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Sewanee (Unknown)Russellville Mine (Producer)Sloss Number 9 (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Sloss Number 2 (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Sloss Number 10 (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Ensley-Sloss Number 1 (Unknown)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Pearl R Peters Iron Mine No 2 (Past Producer)Sloss Number 6 (Unknown)Waco + 1 more nearby (Unknown)Sloss Number 11 (Unknown)Sloss Number 7 (Unknown)Waco (Unknown)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
49 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

43
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

26
Unknown

Status not recorded.

7
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

1
Plant

A processing plant site.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Iron 52

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Hargett TractIron—Occurrence34.456, -87.866
J H Taylor Tract No. 1Iron—Occurrence34.464, -87.837
Douglas——Unknown34.478, -87.815
Sandlin TractIron—Occurrence34.467, -87.866
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.567, -87.659
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.522, -87.769
Sloss Number 15——Unknown34.477, -87.877
Macy——Unknown34.494, -87.770
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.476, -87.846
T E Farned TractIron—Occurrence34.458, -87.837
Sloss Number 18——Unknown34.460, -87.861
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.561, -87.728
Unnamed MineIron—Past Producer34.497, -87.682
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.561, -87.822
Blackburn——Unknown34.485, -87.805
Cedar Creek——Unknown34.490, -87.800
Pearl R Peters Iron Mine No 1Iron—Past Producer34.478, -87.794
Debardeleben——Unknown34.535, -87.750
Waco——Unknown34.490, -87.673
Unnamed MineIron—Past Producer34.490, -87.660
Sloss Number 6——Unknown34.505, -87.673
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.427, -87.900
Ensley-Sloss Number 1——Unknown34.490, -87.700
J H Taylor Tract No. 3Iron—Occurrence34.469, -87.857
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.481, -87.912
Mcbroom TractIron—Occurrence34.399, -87.851
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.534, -87.717
Sloss Number 2——Unknown34.490, -87.720
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.564, -87.722
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.478, -88.010
Nelson——Unknown34.450, -87.840
Sewanee——Unknown34.528, -87.740
Pearl R Peters Iron Mine No 2Iron—Past Producer34.525, -87.671
Burrows TractIron—Occurrence34.470, -87.875
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.545, -87.816
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.538, -87.739
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.520, -87.772
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.564, -87.728
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence34.544, -87.718
Auxford——Unknown34.475, -87.780

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 21 fossil collection records in Franklin County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Marion County · Colbert County · Lauderdale County · Limestone County · Fayette County

Alabama mineral guides

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Related articles

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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