Paul T. Behum Robert B. Ross Jr. Peter C. Mory 1982 <p>The U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted a field reconnaissance of Sipsey Wilderness in the fall of 1978 and of the roadless areas in the spring and summer of 1979. &nbsp;Mines, quarries, prospects, exposures, and drill sites in and near the study area were examined. &nbsp;Fifty-three samples were collected during the field work; sample localities are shown in figure 3. &nbsp;Analyses and preliminary test results for all limestone, clay and shale, sandstone, and coal samples were reported by Mory and others (1981). &nbsp;Mineral resource potential of the Sipsey Wilderness and additions is reported by Schweinfurth and others (1982).</p> <p>No mining activities are being conducted in the study area at present. &nbsp;Previous mining has been limited to small-scale production of limestone and coal. &nbsp;Two oil and gas test holes have been drilled inside the study area.</p> application/pdf 10.3133/mf1288C en U.S. Geological Survey Maps showing mines, quarries, oil and gas activity, and sample localities in and near the Sipsey Wilderness and additions, Lawrence and Winston counties, Alabama reports