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Seavy-Lull Mine (Past Producer)Brush Creek Prospect No. 2 (Prospect)Brush Creek Prospect No. 1 (Prospect)Dodd Mine (Past Producer)Cedar Point Mine (Past Producer)Brush Creek Prospect No. 3 (Prospect)Little Hill Mine + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Couch Mine (Past Producer)Powell Mine (Past Producer)Allen Prospect (Prospect)Drake Mine (Past Producer)Wisdom Mine (Past Producer)Burkett Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Ironsides Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Chert Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
15 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

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16
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

5
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Iron 21Silica 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Brush Creek Prospect No. 2Iron—Prospect35.388, -87.566
Burkett MineIron—Past Producer35.169, -87.509
Drake MineIron—Past Producer35.158, -87.536
Little Hill MineIron—Past Producer35.168, -87.547
Wisdom MineIron—Past Producer35.181, -87.522
Couch MineIron—Past Producer35.099, -87.561
Hessemer No. 2 MineIron—Past Producer35.158, -87.552
Ironsides MineIron—Past Producer35.146, -87.512
Chert MineSilica—Past Producer35.038, -87.513
Dodd MineIron—Past Producer35.158, -87.566
Brush Creek Prospect No. 3Iron—Prospect35.393, -87.560
Wright MineIron—Past Producer35.162, -87.514
Hopkins ProspectIron—Prospect35.162, -87.558
Cedar Point MineIron—Past Producer35.028, -87.580
Pinkney MineIron—Past Producer35.162, -87.548
Powell MineIron—Past Producer35.048, -87.552
Brush Creek Prospect No. 1Iron—Prospect35.384, -87.570
Seavy-Lull MineIron—Past Producer35.030, -87.605
Hessemer No. 1 MineIron—Past Producer35.156, -87.556
Sharp MineIron—Past Producer35.167, -87.516
Allen ProspectIron—Prospect35.035, -87.561
Neal PropertyIron—Occurrence35.149, -87.513

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 13 fossil collection records in Lawrence County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Wayne County · Lewis County · Perry County · Giles County · Hardin 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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