Rocky Creek Placer Mine

The Rocky Creek Placer Mine is near Verbena, Alabama. Historically the site has been part of the Mountain Creek Iron Ore Mining District. The Rocky Creek Placer Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re-open. Production size when active was considered to be small. The East Gulf Coastal Plain of the Atlantic Plain characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.

On Rocky Creek, in Sec. 30, T. 21, R. 16 El, Chilton County, two miles east of Verbena, extensive washings for gold have been carried on in the gravel.

32.7721°N 86.5041°W

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