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Ruffner Red Ore Mine, North of I-20 at Madrid Exit, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Summary
Significance: Ruffner Ore Mines were operated by the Sloss Furnace Company, later the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company. These mines provided ore for the nearby Sloss Furnaces, designated as a National Historic Landmark. Operated intermittently from the 1880s to the 1950s, the Ruffner mines exhibit a wide variety of technology, tracing the evolution of mining practice in the Birmingham District.
Survey number: HAER AL-27
Building/structure dates: ca. 1880 Initial Construction
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Sloss Furnace Company
Location
alabama, 33.52066, -86.80249
Source
Library of Congress
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