| Deposit ID | 10107412 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033269 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mitylene Pit |
| Related records | 10158943 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.18414, 32.38962 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 61 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES EAST OF MONTGOMERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Willow Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montgomery(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montgomery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Kyanite | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | TWO SAMPLES YIELDED: 0.48 AND 0.74 WT.% ILMENITE, 0.035 AND 0.060 WT.% ZIRCON, 0.18 AND 0.28 WT% KYANITE, 0.05 AND 0.07 WT.% RUTILE, AND 0.02 AND 0.04 WT.% MONAZITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Terrace Deposit |
| Rock description | Terrace Deposit |
| (1) | -86.18414, 32.38962 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Capitol City Asphalt Co., |
| Home office | P.O. Box 9126, Montgomery, Al. 36108 |
| First year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033269 |
SRC.REF: DAVIS, E.G., AND SULLIVAN, G.V., 1971, RECOVERY OF HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN -U.S.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 7517, 25P.
BEG, M.A., 1980, ACTIVE MINES AND QUARRIES OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. MAP 176.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980, SAND AND GRAVEL INDIVIDUAL RESPONDENT TOTALS IN THE COUNTIES OF ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNPUBLISHED DATA, 4 P.
STATE OF ALABAMA, 1980, DIVISION OF SAFETY AND INSPECTION-STATISTICAL ANNUAL REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 1980: DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 53 P.
SZABO, M.W., 1967, SAND AND GRAVEL IN ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 44, 44 P.
DAVIS, E.G., AND SULLIVAN, G.V., 1971, RECOVERY OF HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN U.S.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 7517, 25 P.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980, SAND AND GRAVEL UNPUB. DATA FOR COUNTIES IN ALABAMA, P. 3.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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