Conditional39.0 mi
National Forests in Alabama — Recreational Gold Prospecting
recreational gold panning/prospecting where mineral rights and local rules allow
Core atlasALABAMA LOCAL ROCKHOUNDING AREA
Red Mountain & Birmingham Iron District Rockhounding Guide
Historic iron geology, mines and heritage landscapes around Birmingham. Treat most records as research or viewing context unless current collecting authority is explicit.
40nearby mapped records
4core atlas
36USGS Research
45mile research radius
LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP
Red Mountain & Birmingham Iron District local map
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Locations and mineral leads in Red Mountain & Birmingham Iron District
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Research3.7 mi
Kewanaw Mine
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch6.4 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch9.1 mi
Pyne Mine
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch12.0 mi
Bessemer Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch12.8 mi
Mine No. 53
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch13.2 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch16.9 mi
Alabaster Lime Plant
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch16.9 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch17.7 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch17.9 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch18.4 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch19.7 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch20.4 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch21.9 mi
Maylene Quarry No. 4
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch22.1 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch23.4 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch23.7 mi
R P Tucker Prospect
Barite
USGS ResearchResearch24.0 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch24.4 mi
Alabama Active & Abandoned Mine Research
coal and non-fuel mine history, mine maps and mineral occurrences
Core atlasResearch26.7 mi
Black Warrior Basin Coal & Fossil Research
Pennsylvanian coal geology, plant fossils and trace-fossil contexts
Core atlasResearch28.1 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch29.7 mi
Sloss
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch30.5 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch31.5 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch32.5 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch34.0 mi
Barker Mountain Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch34.1 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch34.1 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch36.0 mi
Alabama Limestone & Dolomite Resource Research
carbonate rock, calcite and industrial stone resources
Core atlasResearch37.6 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch40.0 mi
Blount County
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch41.5 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch41.7 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch41.8 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch42.2 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch42.3 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch43.3 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch44.4 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch44.9 mi
Unnamed
Iron
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