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Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
76 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
24 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
15 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
12 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
4 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
3 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Clay County (31) · Randolph County (25) · Cleburne County (16) · Chilton County (2) · Coosa County (1) · Talladega County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 33.502, -85.471 |
| Smith Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 33.504, -85.450 |
| Chulafinnee Copper Anomoly | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 33.556, -85.654 |
| B.T. Childer's Prospect | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | Occurrence | 32.885, -86.758 |
| Stone Hill Mine | Sulfur, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 33.483, -85.458 |
| Hatchet Creek Copper | Copper, Molybdenum, Bismuth | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | Producer | 33.283, -86.033 |
| Old Woods Copper Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 33.513, -85.539 |
| Worthy-Walker Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.238, -85.647 |
| Bradford Ridge-Weaver Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.252, -85.644 |
| Moss-Back Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.503, -85.458 |
| Gold Ridge Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 32.840, -86.436 |
| Trickem Copper Anomoly | Copper | — | Occurrence | 33.563, -85.433 |
| Hatchet Creek Prospect - West Millerville | Iron, Copper, Sulfur | — | Occurrence | 33.200, -85.956 |
| Dempsey Pyrite Prospect | Sulfur, Iron | — | Occurrence | 33.456, -85.762 |
| Unnamed, Near Hatchet Creek | Copper | — | Past Producer | 33.228, -86.007 |
| Stone Hill Cu Mine Et Al | Copper | — | Past Producer | 33.495, -85.456 |
| Pyriton Mines | Sulfur | — | Past Producer | 33.361, -85.833 |
| Stringfellow Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | — | Occurrence | 33.272, -85.951 |
| Smith Prospect | Sulfur, Copper | — | Occurrence | 33.499, -85.458 |
| Johnston Prospect | Copper, Sulfur | — | Occurrence | 33.529, -85.467 |
| Hatchet Creek Prospect Main Deposit | Sulfur, Iron, Copper | — | Occurrence | 33.250, -86.025 |
| Hatchet Creek Prospect Millerville | Sulfur, Iron | — | Occurrence | 33.186, -85.933 |
| Old Woods Cu Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 33.513, -85.539 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.267, -85.646 |
| Moss-Back Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.504, -85.461 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.256, -85.640 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.251, -85.640 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 33.240, -85.668 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.257, -85.641 |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 33.259, -85.649 |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 33.565, -85.646 |
| Dawkins Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.222, -85.675 |
| Blue Goose Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.247, -85.638 |
| Benjamin Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 33.251, -85.651 |
| Pyriton Area | — | — | Past Producer | 33.360, -85.844 |
| Gold Log Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.367, -86.038 |
| Bradford Fraction Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 33.250, -85.650 |
| Number Two Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 33.125, -85.616 |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 33.254, -85.634 |
| Alamag Copper Prospects No 1 | Copper | — | Occurrence | 33.198, -85.960 |
| Johnston Prospect | — | — | Unknown | 33.513, -85.460 |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 33.253, -85.635 |
| Alamag Copper Prospects No 3 | Copper | — | Occurrence | 33.273, -86.025 |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 33.260, -85.649 |
| Old Copper Mine Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 33.254, -85.711 |
| Stringfellow Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 33.275, -85.958 |
| Alamag Copper Prospects No 4 | Copper | — | Occurrence | 33.257, -86.023 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.250, -85.621 |
| Mcghee Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 33.221, -86.013 |
| Stone Hill Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.495, -85.455 |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 33.251, -85.642 |
| J D Walker Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.225, -85.669 |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 33.257, -85.640 |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 33.252, -85.636 |
| L D Walker Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.252, -85.648 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 33.225, -85.668 |
| Alamag Copper Prospects No 2 | Copper | — | Occurrence | 33.216, -86.992 |
| Worthy - Walker Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 33.218, -85.634 |
| L & M Mining Association Mine | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | — | Past Producer | 33.359, -85.867 |
| Smith Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.504, -85.450 |
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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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