1966 
1967 
 
Number Number 
 
 
 of Long tons of 
mines mines 
 
Long tons 
Mine production: 
By varieties: 
    Hematite 2 942,722 1    Limonite 17 3,225,200 14 By mining methods: 
  Open pit 18 3,390,200 14 
 Underground 1 777,722 1 
Shipments from mines: 
 Direct to consumers 1 149,755 1 Tobeneficiationplants 18 3,976,146 14 
 
1,036,112 
2,638,263 
 
2,638,263 
1,036,112 
 
201,195 
3,401,524 
Table 15.—Usable iron ore shipments, by counties 
 
 
1966 
1967 
 
County Number   Number   of Long tons Value   of Long tons mines   mines

 
Value 
W 
W 
799,256 
123,557 
 
548,996 
W 
W 
W 
$649,000 
 
7,637,397 
THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALABAMA 
63 
 
 Talc.—Talc was mined and ground at Winterboro, Talladega County, for
toilet preparations, paint, and other uses. 
 
 Vermiculite.—Zonolite Co., Division of W. R. Grace & Co., exfoliated
vermiculite at its plant near Birmingham, using crude material shipped from
other States. 
 
 
METALS 
 
 Bauxite.—Alabama ranked second among the States in production of bauxite.
Three companies mined crude bauxite in Barbour and Henry Counties for refrac

tories and chemicals; total production increased 28 percent. 
 
 Iron Ore.—Alabama ranked ninth among the States in production of iron
ore. Shipments of iron ore declined 2 percent; of the total, 14 percent was
direct-shipping ore compared with 10 percent in 1966. The number of operating
mines decreased from 19 to 15; average usable production per mine increased
from 79,000 to 98,000 tons. 
 Woodward Iron Co., the only red iron ore producer in the State, operated
its Pyne mine in Jefferson County; production increased 24 percent. 
 
Table 14.—Mine production and shipments of crude iron ore 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Butler 5 
Crenshaw 1 
Jefferson 1 
Pike 4 
Tuscaloosa 1 
Other counties' 7 
 140,667 $747,700 3 
 16,973 120,000 1 
 621,527 W 1 
 170,356 922,700 3 
 19,193 W 
 539,443 6,912,014 7 
 Total 19 1,508,159 8,702,414 15 1,471,809 8,286,397 
 
W Withheld to avoid disclosing individual company confidential data; included
with "Other counties." 
 
1 Includes Barbour, Blount, Franklin, and Shelby Counties, and counties indiàated
by symbol W. 
 
Table 16.—Usable iron ore production and shipments 
 
1966 
 
1967 
 
 
 
Iron 
 
Iron 
 
Long tons 
content, 
natural 
Long tons 
content, 
natural 
 
 
(percent) 
 
(percent) 
Production: 
 
 
 
 
Hematite                          
704,688 
34 
877,059 
34 
Limonite                          
Shipments: 
Direct-shipping ore  Concentrates and sinter               
876,740 
 
149,755 
1,358,404 
44 
 
34 
41 
750,880 
 
201,195 
1,270,614 
46 
 
34 
40