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Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
67 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
45 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
26 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
24 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
20 sites
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
17 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Clay County (25) · Cleburne County (11) · Coosa County (7) · Randolph County (7) · Tallapoosa County (5) · Talladega County (5) · Calhoun County (3) · Chilton County (3) · DeKalb County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 33.868, -85.822 |
| Dutch Bend Mine | Gold | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 32.995, -85.875 |
| No 7 Mine | Tin | Cassiterite | Prospect | 32.904, -86.196 |
| Chulafinnee Copper Anomoly | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 33.556, -85.654 |
| Johnson Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 33.502, -85.471 |
| Smith Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 33.504, -85.450 |
| Gold Log Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 33.354, -86.042 |
| 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 |
| Abel Gap Iron Ore Mine | Iron | Goethite | Past Producer | 33.522, -85.731 |
| Grimes Iron Ore Mine | Iron | Goethite | Past Producer | 33.065, -86.294 |
| Riddle's Mill Mine | Gold | Gold | Prospect | 33.379, -86.025 |
| Moss-Back Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.503, -85.458 |
| Rippatoe Placer | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 32.796, -86.481 |
| Rockford Placer | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 32.907, -86.132 |
| Stewart Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.008, -86.378 |
| Silver Hill Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 32.717, -85.867 |
| Blue Hill and Gregory Hill Mines | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 32.758, -85.864 |
| Bradford Ridge-Weaver Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.252, -85.644 |
| Gold Ridge Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 32.840, -86.436 |
| Lowe Mine | Gold | Gold, Ilmenite, Marcasite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.088, -85.774 |
| Jones Pits | Gold | Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.097, -85.764 |
| H.S. Bradley Prospect | Gold | Gold, Pyrite | Occurrence | 33.342, -85.536 |
| Joshua Ballard Prospect | Gold | Gold, Pyrite | Occurrence | 33.325, -85.310 |
| Anna Howe Mine | Gold | Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.592, -85.486 |
| Story Mine | Gold | Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.375, -86.033 |
| Teakle Mine | Gold | Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 33.258, -85.629 |
| Old Lead Mine | Lead | — | Past Producer | 33.821, -85.840 |
| Carbon Mountain | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.340, -85.818 |
| Harall Gold Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 33.245, -86.006 |
| Stringfellow Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | — | Occurrence | 33.272, -85.951 |
| Jennings Area | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.311, -85.821 |
| Eagle Area | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.267, -85.955 |
| Haile Mines | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.252, -85.954 |
| Southwest Tallaseehatchee Area | — | — | Prospect | 33.213, -86.211 |
| National Area | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.294, -85.879 |
| H Amason Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 33.125, -85.005 |
| May Brothers No. 1 Area | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.284, -85.922 |
| Pocahontas Mine | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.267, -85.921 |
| Benjamin Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 33.251, -85.651 |
| Pyriton Area | — | — | Past Producer | 33.360, -85.844 |
| Gold Log Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.367, -86.038 |
| Teakle Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 33.251, -85.617 |
| Ceylon Graphite | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.074, -86.179 |
| Epps - Goodwater Area | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.083, -86.071 |
| Number Two Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 33.125, -85.616 |
| Stringfellow Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 33.275, -85.958 |
| Mcghee Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 33.221, -86.013 |
| Stone Hill Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.495, -85.455 |
| Old Lead Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.824, -85.844 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | — | Prospect | 34.697, -85.574 |
| Worthy - Walker Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 33.218, -85.634 |
| Alabama #3 Mine | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.298, -85.958 |
| Smith Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.504, -85.450 |
| Superior Flake Area | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.255, -85.962 |
| Quenelda Area | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.269, -85.951 |
| Republic Area | Graphite | — | Past Producer | 33.302, -85.837 |
| Garrett Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 33.209, -86.037 |
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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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