Brunswick Deposit

Prospect in Glynn county in Georgia, United States with commodities Zirconium, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025003
MRDS ID ISM0755
Record type Site
Current site name Brunswick Deposit
Alternate or previous names Altamaha Plantations

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.46653, 30.85021 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position CENTROID

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camden(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cumberland Island South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fernandina Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Jacksonville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cumberland-St. Simons(hydrologic unit)

St. Marys-Satilla(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cumberland Island National Seashore(National Seashore)

National Seashore NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Glynn

Comments on the location information

  • Located In the Se Corner of Georgia, Slightly Inland and Just North of the Town of Brunswick
  • Changed Latitude From 30.15 To 30.85 From Gis Analysis
  • County Disparity Between Original Record and Latitude/Longitude

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Zirconium

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 121
USGS model code 39c
Deposit model name Shoreline placer Ti

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Princess Anne, Shoreline Complex
    Rock description Princess Anne, Shoreline Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.46653, 30.85021

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sand

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0.02M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Changed Deposit Model Number From 39l To 39h

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Brunswick Pulp And Paper(20%); Jones Family (40%); Union Camp (40%)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FANTEL, R.J., BUCKINGHAM, D.A., SULLIVAN, D.E., 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILAIBITY-MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, A MINERALS AVAILABILITY APPRAISAL: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061, 48 P.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, J.W., PICKERING, S.M., JR., AND LANDRUM, J.R., 1967, HEAVY-MINERAL-BEARING SAND OF THE COASTAL REGION OF GEORGIA. 68P. ATLANTA, GEORGIA DEPT MINES, MIN, & GEO--PROJECT REPORT, SOUTH GEORGIA MIN PROG. VOL. 8.

  • Deposit

    Smith, J.W., Pickering, S.M., And Landrum, J.R., 1967, Heavy-Mineral-Bearing Sand Of The Coastal Region Of Georgia: Georgia Department Of Mines, Mining And Geology. South Georgia Mining Progress Report 8, 68 P.Smith, J.W., Pickering, S.M., And Landrum, J.R., 1967, Heavy-Mineral-Bearing Sand Of The Coastal Region Of Georgia: Georgia Department Of Mines, Mining And Geology. South Georgia Mining Progress Report 8, 68 P.

  • Deposit

    Fantell, R.J., Buckingham, D.A., And Sullivan, D.E., 1985, Titanium Minerals Availability -- Market Economy Countries: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Information Circular 9061, 48 Pages.Fantell, R.J., Buckingham, D.A., And Sullivan, D.E., 1985, Titanium Minerals Availability -- Market Economy Countries: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Information Circular 9061, 48 Pages.

  • Deposit

    This Record Was Compiled For The International Strategic Minerals Inventory. The Data Were Used In Preparation Of The USGS Circular 930 Series Of Reports.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Mineral Resource Categories and Codes Herein Are From the International Classification System Recommendations.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1986 Larsen, C. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey
Reporter 01-JUN-1986 Force, Eric R. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey updated references; checked location; entered commodity codes

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.