| Deposit ID | 10079767 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030494 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elmore Pit |
| Related records | 10233182 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.33054, 32.53378 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 62 |
| Relative position | 1.5 KM WEST OF ELMORE CITY LIMITS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elmore(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elmore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montgomery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper(hydrologic unit)
Alabama(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Elmore |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Kyanite | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Kyanite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Result | 1.8% HEAVY MINERALS, 16.3 LB/TON ILMENITE, 2.2 LB/TON ZIRCON, 0.5 LB/TON KYANITE, 1.2 LB/TON RUTILE, 0.2 LB/TON MONAZITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Terrace | ||||
| Rock description | Terrace | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -86.33054, 32.53378 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Southern Stone Co |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030494 |
SZABO, M. W., 1967, SAND AND GRAVEL IN ALABAMA, A SUMMARY REPORT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC 44, 41 P.
DAVIS, E.G., AND SULLIVAN, G.V., 1970, RECOVERY OF HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 7517, 38P.
1967 RECON ALA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
1970 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SAMPLE OF WASTE FROM WASHER ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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