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Monkton Kaolin

Past Producer in Addison county in Vermont, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10130751
MAS/MILS ID 0500010003
Record type Site
Current site name Monkton Kaolin
Alternate or previous names Includes the Following Deposits, Eastern Ore Body, Western Ore Body, Jewell-Blanchard Property, Lafountain Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.14672, 44.21577 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Addison(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vergennes East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Champlain South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Champlain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Addison

Comments on the location information

  • REFERENCE POINT IS APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF AREA THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN PARTS OR ALL OF THESE 7.5 MINUTE Q- UADS-MOUNT PHILO-MONKTON-MIDDLEBURY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Unknown
Graphite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Mica Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.14672, 44.21577
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20E
    Dip 50E
    Thickness 13M
    Length 12070M
    Width 9656M
    Area 131HA
    Depth to top 6.3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N20E:50E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 131
    Date of Last Modification 800611

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Year of first production 1961
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1961
    Description 24 Wet Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1962
    Description 780 Wet Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1963
    Description 1788 Wet Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1964
    Description 43267 Wet Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1965
    Description 2516 Wet Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1966
    Description 2722 Wet Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1967
    Description 51742 Total Wet Mt Ore
  • Year 1967
    Description 645 Wet Mt Ore/Year

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX 1/RESERVES AS OF 1960 AS GIVEN IN BUMINES IC 8335 1967 LESS PRODUCTION 1961 TO 1972. MATRIX RECORD 1/THE EASTERN ORE BODY CONTAINS 1095700 DRY SHORT TONS OF KAOLIN. THE WESTERN ORE BODY CONTAINS 1500000 DRY SHORT TONS, JEWELL-BLANCHARD PROPERTY-8318000 DRY SHORT TONS, AND LAFOUNTAIN PROPERTY-5116000 DRY SHORT TONS AS ESTIMATED ORE RESERVES. MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE AND TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 250HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .7
    Percent Waste Rock 32.6
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 6.3
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 4318
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 98
    Unit Production Cost .59
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-FEB-1995 Md-Pk-Tql U.S. Bureau of Mines

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