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Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States


Alternative Names:BHM, Bermincham, Bermingkham, Birmingam, Birmingamas, Birmingem, Birmingema, Birmingham, Birmingham i Alabama, Birminhem, Gorad Birmingem, baminguhamu, baminhamu, barmingahema, barmingahyama, beominghaem, birmingemi, bo ming han, brmnghham, brmyngm alabama, parminkam, Μπέρμιγχαμ, Бермингхам, Бирмингам, Бирмингем, Бірмінгем, Горад Бірмінгем, ברמינגהאם, برمنغهام, برمنگھم، الاباما, برمینگم، آلاباما, बर्मिंगहॅम, बर्मिङ्गह्याम, பர்மிங்காம், རྦིར་མིང་ཧམ།, ბირმინგემი, バーミングハム, バーミンハム, 伯明翰, 버밍햄
Type:Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Region:Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Latitude:33° 31' 14" N
Longitude:86° 48' 8" W
Lat/Long (dec):33.52066,-86.80249
Köppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:187m
Population:212,461 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:4049979
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:4049979:6
GUID:b5759139-a02f-4135-bcd2-46f06afdc6c9
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham Mining District, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 31' 15" N86° 47' 27" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10209285), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 30' 47" N86° 46' 30" W2.7km (1.7 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10160399), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 32' 23" N86° 49' 11" W2.7km (1.7 miles)
Kewanaw Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 30' 24" N86° 46' 10" W3.4km (2.1 miles)
Valley View Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 29' 24" N86° 47' 49" W3.4km (2.1 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10135704), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 33' 17" N86° 48' 18" W3.8km (2.4 miles)
Helen Bess Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 30' 46" N86° 45' 42" W3.9km (2.4 miles)
Hammond; Dago; Hendona; and Valleyview Mines (Red Gap-Green Springs Ore Mines), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 31' 0" N86° 45' 0" W4.9km (3.0 miles)
East Thomas Quarry & Plant (East Thomas Quarry), East Thomas, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 31' 15" N86° 51' 21" W5.0km (3.1 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10257648), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 29' 5" N86° 50' 41" W5.6km (3.5 miles)
Green Spring Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 28' 23" N86° 49' 40" W5.8km (3.6 miles)
Citadel Cement Operation (Birmingham Quarry & Cement Plant), Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 34' 27" N86° 47' 30" W6.0km (3.7 miles)
Spaulding Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 28' 3" N86° 50' 30" W6.9km (4.3 miles)
Hammond Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 32' 5" N86° 43' 37" W7.2km (4.4 miles)
T No. 15 Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 27' 52" N86° 50' 44" W7.4km (4.6 miles)
Dolcito Quarry (Birmingham Realty Quarry), Birmingham Mining District, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 34' 59" N86° 45' 50" W7.8km (4.9 miles)
Birmingham Red Ore District, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 27' 29" N86° 50' 44" W8.0km (5.0 miles)
Irondale Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 32' 47" N86° 43' 0" W8.5km (5.3 miles)
T No. 14 Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 27' 24" N86° 51' 24" W8.7km (5.4 miles)
Red Mountain Park, Birmingham Mining District, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 27' 15" N86° 51' 41" W9.2km (5.7 miles)
T No. 13 Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 27' 11" N86° 51' 37" W9.2km (5.7 miles)
T No. 12 Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 27' 0" N86° 52' 5" W10.0km (6.2 miles)
T No. 11 Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 26' 53" N86° 52' 19" W10.3km (6.4 miles)
Watkins Number 1 Pit, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 31' 48" N86° 55' 3" W10.7km (6.7 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10208678), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 26' 42" N86° 52' 30" W10.8km (6.7 miles)
Ruffner Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 33' 45" N86° 41' 49" W10.8km (6.7 miles)
T No. 10 Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 26' 33" N86° 52' 54" W11.4km (7.1 miles)
Bald Eagle Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 34' 23" N86° 41' 34" W11.7km (7.3 miles)
T No. 9 Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 26' 21" N86° 53' 11" W11.9km (7.4 miles)
T No. 8 Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA33° 26' 11" N86° 53' 32" W12.5km (7.8 miles)
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Detail of sedimentary bedding in Red Mountain Formation oolitic iron ore

Birmingham Red Ore District, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
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Detail of sedimentary bedding in Red Mountain Formation oolitic iron ore

Birmingham Red Ore District, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

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RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Appalachian Basin, North America PlateBasin
SCAB Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
Alabama, USAState
Jefferson County, Alabama, USACounty
Southeastern United States, USAArea
 
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