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Sulphur Springs Mountain (Unknown)Mcpherson's Bank (Past Producer)Adair & Brewer Diggings (Past Producer)Singleton Limonite Deposit + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Butler Estate Mine (Past Producer)Cliett Prospect (Prospect)Shelving Rock (Unknown)Morretti-Harrah Quarry (Producer)Kymulga Prospect (Occurrence)Wesson Mn Mine Big Grunt Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Marble City Quarry Co. Quarry (Past Producer)Alabama Marble Co. Quarry + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Norman Mountain (Unknown)Cook Beds (Past Producer)Levi Sherrill Property (Past Producer)W.E.Cook's Mines (Past Producer)Singleton Deposits (Past Producer)O F Luttrell Prospect (Occurrence)No Name Riser Mines (Past Producer)H. Sherrills (Past Producer)J.M. Patterson (Past Producer)Alpine Mountain Prospect (Unknown)W W Holmes Prospect B + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Weewoka Creek + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Riser & Mallory (Past Producer)Southwest Tallaseehatchee Area (Prospect)Webb's Bank (Past Producer)Alpine Mill + 1 more nearby (Plant)Ledbetter Limonite Bank (Past Producer)Emanhee Gray Ore Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Players Place Plear Place + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Hickman Quarry + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)T.I. & S. Co. Mine (Past Producer)Reynold & Whiting Limonite Bank (Past Producer)Nix Quarries (Past Producer)Alabama Marble Quarries (Past Producer)No Name (Past Producer)Carlton Limonite Bank + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Lawson Limonite Banks (Past Producer)Rozelle-Holmes Mine (Past Producer)Poor House Limonite Banks (Past Producer)Parsons Mine (Past Producer)No Name (Past Producer)Story Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Gold Log Mine + 5 more nearby (Past Producer)Jone's Limonite Banks (Past Producer)Woodward Prospect + 4 more nearby (Occurrence)Uncertain, Ironaton District (Past Producer)Uncertain, Tronaton District (Past Producer)John Bruce's (Past Producer)Camp Ore Beds (Past Producer)Uncertain, Ironton District (Past Producer)Uncertain, Ironaton District (Past Producer)Jenifer Area + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
54 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 7 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

Gold Log Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 3 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold, Silver) and 6 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 33.367, -86.038. 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?

54
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

14
Unknown

Status not recorded.

10
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

6
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

1
Plant

A processing plant site.

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 28Goethite 14Gold 5Hematite 1Magnetite 1Chalcopyrite 1Pyrite 1Silver 1

Commodities

Iron 42Gold 12Marble 9Dimension 9Talc-Soapstone 6Aluminum 3Manganese 2

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Gold Log MineGoldChalcopyrite, GoldPast Producer33.354, -86.042
Ironaton Brown Ore MineIronGoethitePast Producer33.424, -85.644
Jenifer Iron Ore MinesIronGoethitePast Producer33.546, -85.921
Cook BedsIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.400, -86.279
J.M. PattersonIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.431, -86.236
T.I. & S. Co. MineIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.506, -86.162
Poor House Limonite BanksIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.470, -86.101
Carlton Limonite BankIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.361, -86.158
Singleton DepositsIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.274, -86.276
Lawson Limonite BanksIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.461, -86.132
No Name Riser MinesIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.328, -86.246
Adair & Brewer DiggingsIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.152, -86.379
No NameIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.525, -86.150
Levi Sherrill PropertyIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.371, -86.262
Riser & MalloryIronGoethite, LimonitePast Producer33.249, -86.215
Riddle's Mill MineGoldGoldProspect33.379, -86.025
Robb PlacerGoldGoldPast Producer33.358, -86.042
Story MineGoldGold, PyritePast Producer33.375, -86.033
Woodward ProspectGoldGold, SilverOccurrence33.375, -86.018
Emanhee Gray Ore MineIronHematite, MagnetitePast Producer33.229, -86.203
W.E.Cook's MinesIronLimonitePast Producer33.361, -86.279
No NameIronLimonitePast Producer33.470, -86.061
Mcpherson's BankIronLimonitePast Producer33.167, -86.396
Weewoka CreekIronLimonitePast Producer33.295, -86.221
H. SherrillsIronLimonitePast Producer33.207, -86.249
Webb's BankIronLimonitePast Producer33.369, -86.200
Reynold & Whiting Limonite BankIronLimonitePast Producer33.325, -86.167
Singleton Limonite DepositIronLimonitePast Producer33.275, -86.362
Uncertain, Ironton DistrictIronLimonitePast Producer33.456, -85.967
Uncertain, Ironaton DistrictIronLimonitePast Producer33.483, -85.983
Ledbetter Limonite BankIronLimonitePast Producer33.297, -86.193
Jenifer AreaIronLimonitePast Producer33.554, -85.917
Camp Ore BedsIronLimonitePast Producer33.515, -85.958
John Bruce'sIronLimonitePast Producer33.570, -85.965
Uncertain, Ironaton DistrictIronLimonitePast Producer33.425, -85.975
Uncertain, Tronaton DistrictIronLimonitePast Producer33.425, -85.994
Jone's Limonite BanksIron—Past Producer33.425, -86.008
Robb PlacerGold—Past Producer33.361, -86.056
Players Place Plear PlaceIron—Past Producer33.217, -86.194
Wesson Mn Mine Big Grunt MineManganese—Past Producer33.208, -86.296

Nearby counties

Clay County · Shelby County · Coosa County · St. Clair 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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