Birmingham District iron ore field
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The Birmingham District iron ore field is a historically significant mining region in central Alabama that supplied the iron ore crucial to the area's major iron and steel industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birmingham District iron ore field canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic region
ⓘ
iron ore field ⓘ mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
South Staffordshire coalfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham District coal fields
Birmingham limestone resources ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
iron industry
ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
growth of Birmingham as an industrial city
ⓘ
regional employment in mining ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | largely inactive as a major iron ore producer ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicRole | local source of raw material for iron and steel plants ⓘ |
| enabled | local combination of coal, iron ore, and limestone for steelmaking ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geologicFormation |
Red Mountain
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Mountain Formation
|
| heritageStatus | recognized as part of Birmingham’s industrial heritage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to industrialization of Birmingham, Alabama
ⓘ
important in development of Southern iron and steel production ⓘ supplied iron ore for Birmingham iron and steel industry ⓘ |
| influenced | urban and industrial development patterns in Birmingham District ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham District
ⓘ
Jefferson County, Alabama ⓘ Central Alabama ⓘ
surface form:
central Alabama
|
| locatedNear |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
|
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| oreType |
hematite
ⓘ
red iron ore ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian Valley and Ridge province
Birmingham District ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham District industrial region
|
| peakProductionPeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | iron ore ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPosition | iron-bearing strata along Red Mountain ⓘ |
| studiedBy | economic geologists ⓘ |
| studiedFor | history of Southern industrialization ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | served by local railroads ⓘ |
| usedBy | blast furnaces in Birmingham District ⓘ |
| visibleRemnants | abandoned mines and cuts along Red Mountain ⓘ |
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