Barium-Barite Mines in Alabama
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1Active
Barium-Barite Mining in Alabama
Alabama has 75 barium-barite-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 1 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
The earliest recorded barium-barite mine in Alabama is The Sinks Mine in Bibb County, with records dating to 1914.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Calhoun County | 27 |
| Shelby County | 18 |
| Bibb County | 15 |
| Etowah County | 6 |
| St. Clair County | 4 |
| Cleburne County | 2 |
| Jefferson County | 2 |
| Cherokee County | 1 |
Barium-Barite Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A and B Mine | Shelby | Surface | Producer |
| A A Williams Mine | Calhoun | Surface | Past Producer |
| A M Leonard Prospect | Shelby | Prospect | |
| A T Cox Prospect | St. Clair | Prospect | |
| A. A. Williams | Calhoun | Past Producer | |
| Albert Taylor Prospect | Calhoun | Prospect | |
| Angel Mine | Calhoun | Past Producer | |
| Angel Mine Tullis Or T.c. Moore | Calhoun | Past Producer | |
| B A Coates Prospect | Bibb | Past Producer | |
| Bertha Mineral Co Willingham Or Gory | Calhoun | Past Producer | |
| Bertha Mineral Company Mine | Calhoun | Surface | Past Producer |
| Bud Clark Mine | Calhoun | Surface | Past Producer |
| C B Naish Mine | Shelby | Surface | Past Producer |
| C Johnson Prospect | Shelby | Occurrence | |
| C V Moore Prospect | Shelby | Unknown | |
| Egbert & Isaac Clark Prospect | Calhoun | Occurrence | |
| Evans Barite Mine | Calhoun | Past Producer | |
| Frank Gillum Prospect | Cherokee | Prospect | |
| Giles Myric & A. Campbell | Etowah | Past Producer | |
| Giles Myric Mine | Etowah | Surface | Past Producer |
| Gorey Pit | Calhoun | Surface | Past Producer |
| H H Coates Prospect | Bibb | Past Producer | |
| Hart Prospect | Cleburne | Surface | Prospect |
| Herron-Pratt Occurence | Bibb | Prospect | |
| J E Naish Prospect | Shelby | Prospect | |
| J F Noah Prospect | Calhoun | Occurrence | |
| J L Johnson Mine | Calhoun | Surface | Past Producer |
| J M Dorough Mine | Jefferson | Surface | Past Producer |
| J. Fancher Fanciar | Bibb | Past Producer | |
| J.m. Dorough | Jefferson | Past Producer | |
| John T Hagen Prospect | Etowah | Occurrence | |
| Julia Wallace Prosp | Bibb | Occurrence | |
| Julian Fancher Mine | Bibb | Surface | Past Producer |
| Julian Fanciar Mine | Bibb | Prospect | |
| Longview Lime Works Mine | Shelby | Surface | Past Producer |
| Longview Saginaw District | Shelby | Past Producer | |
| Luther Davis Mine | Shelby | Surface | Past Producer |
| Luther Davis Property | Shelby | Past Producer | |
| Maguire Shoals Prospect | Bibb | Occurrence | |
| Martha Stone Prospect | Calhoun | Occurrence | |
| Mat Teague Prospect | Cleburne | Prospect | |
| May Johnston Prospect | Bibb | Past Producer | |
| Milt Phillips Prospect | Calhoun | Prospect | |
| Mrs. Alice Campbell Prospect | Etowah | Surface | Past Producer |
| Mrs. Fannie Broughton Prospect | Calhoun | Prospect | |
| N E Miller Prospect | Etowah | Occurrence | |
| P. Howland | Shelby | Past Producer | |
| Pete Green Prospect | St. Clair | Occurrence | |
| Petrie Howland Mine | Shelby | Surface | Past Producer |
| R P Tucker Prospect | Shelby | Surface | Prospect |
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