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Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Waste Pond - Bessie Mine (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)No Name + 8 more nearby (Past Producer)Red Ridge Area, Birmingham Distri + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Waste Pond - Flat Top Mine (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Raimund Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 4 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Woodward Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Sloss Mines + 5 more nearby (Past Producer)T No. 3 Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)U S Steel/ Fairfield, Ala. (Plant)T No. 9 Mine (Past Producer)Wenonah Mines + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Pyne Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Ishkooda Mines + 7 more nearby (Past Producer)Parkwood (Producer)Spaulding Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Birmingham Red Ore Dist. (Producer)So. Electric Steel/Birmingham, Ala. + 3 more nearby (Plant)Valley View Mine (Past Producer)Kewanaw Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Hammond, Dago, Hendona, and Valleyview Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Irondale Mine (Past Producer)Hammond Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Ruffner Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Mt. Pinson Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Alfretta Mines + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Alfretta No. 5 Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Prospect)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 4 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 4 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)D P Anderson Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)J.M. Dorough + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Leeds Brown Iron Ore Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
53 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

Hammond, Dago, Hendona, and Valleyview Mines

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 4 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 Iron. Minerals mentioned: Quartz. Approx. location 33.517, -86.750. 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?

64
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

61
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

4
Plant

A processing plant site.

3
Unknown

Status not recorded.

2
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

1
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 11Goethite 3Illite 2Kaolinite 2Limonite 1

Commodities

Iron 125Aluminum 2Barium-Barite 2Vermiculite 2Bloating Material 1Manganese 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Leeds Brown Iron Ore MinesIronGoethitePast Producer33.543, -86.529
Mt Pinson MinesIron, ManganeseGoethitePast Producer33.668, -86.675
Leeds Brown Fe MinesIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.543, -86.529
Raimund MineIronHematitePast Producer33.369, -86.952
Pyne MineIronHematitePast Producer33.375, -86.911
Woodward MinesIronHematitePast Producer33.418, -86.918
Wenonah MinesIronHematitePast Producer33.431, -86.902
Alfretta MinesIronHematitePast Producer33.591, -86.667
Sloss MinesIronHematitePast Producer33.399, -86.931
Spaulding MineIronHematitePast Producer33.468, -86.842
Ishkooda MinesIronHematitePast Producer33.461, -86.858
No NameIronHematitePast Producer33.332, -87.033
Ruffner MineIronHematitePast Producer33.563, -86.697
Hammond, Dago, Hendona, and Valleyview MinesIronHematitePast Producer33.517, -86.750
Waste Pond - Bessie MineAluminumIllite, KaoliniteOccurrence33.650, -87.035
Waste Pond - Flat Top MineAluminumIllite, KaoliniteOccurrence33.667, -87.025
ParkwoodBloating Material—Producer33.335, -86.881
J.M. DoroughBarium-Barite—Past Producer33.518, -86.584
Mt. Pinson MinesIron—Past Producer33.668, -86.675
Birmingham Red Ore Dist.Iron—Producer33.458, -86.846
Alfretta No. 4 MineIron—Past Producer33.587, -86.673
So. Electric Steel/Birmingham, Ala.Iron—Plant33.514, -86.807
Alfretta No. 2 MineIron—Past Producer33.594, -86.669
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.304, -87.075
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.325, -87.039
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.717, -86.671
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.275, -87.087
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.323, -87.041
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.674, -86.602
Alfretta No 1 MineIron—Past Producer33.603, -86.662
T No. 4 MineIron—Past Producer33.390, -86.937
T No. 7 MineIron—Past Producer33.433, -86.898
D P Anderson ProspectIron—Occurrence33.677, -86.585
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.664, -86.732
Bald Eagle MineIron—Past Producer33.573, -86.693
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.320, -86.996
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.465, -86.923
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.673, -86.581
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence33.695, -86.696
Alfretta No. 5 MineIron—Past Producer33.583, -86.677

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 5 fossil collection records in Jefferson County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Shelby County · Tuscaloosa County · Bibb County · St. Clair County · Talladega County

Alabama mineral guides

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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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