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New Riverside Barite

Producer in Bartow county in Georgia, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Iron
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10143721
MAS/MILS ID 0130150128
Record type Site
Current site name New Riverside Barite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -84.76933, 34.15953 (WGS84)
Elevation 226
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bartow(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cartersville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cartersville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Etowah(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Bartow

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Cerussite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -84.76933, 34.15953
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 19M
    Area 107HA
    Depth to top 12M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 12
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 107
    Date of Last Modification 830325

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1924
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Cartersville

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New Riverside Ochre Co.
    ID 900245
    Interest 100
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • NEW RIVERSIDE OCHRE CO. ADDRESS: BOX 387, CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 PH: 404-382-4568

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Description 34205 Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1973
    Description 34635 Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1974
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Evaluator'S Estimate 34597 Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1975
    Description 25405 Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1976
    Description 33114 Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1977
    Description 33596 Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1978
    Description 33126 Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1979
    Description 29903 Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1980
    Description 24165 Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1981
    Description Not Available Mt Concentrate Per Year
  • Year 1982
    Description Barite Ore 300000 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 300000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Barite Ore 300000 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 300000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Barite Ore 300000 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 300000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Barite Ore 300000 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 300000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Barite Ore 300000 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 300000mt

Comments on the production information

  • CONTAINS LESS THAN 0.5 PERCENT FE2O3.
  • BARITE CONCENTRATE ALSO CONTAINS 0.5% FE2O3; THIS REFLECTS THE MAXIMUM IRON CONTENT OF THE CONCENTRATE AS REPORTED BY THE COMPANY.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1994 RESERVES
  • PRODUCTION STATED AS CAPACITY

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 107HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .71
    Percent Waste Rock 58.1
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 12
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 27
    Capacity 1300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 4.59
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 264
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRESSLER, C.W., H.E. BLANCHARD, JR., AND W.G. HESTER.

  • Deposit

    GEOHYDROLOGY OF BARTOW, CHEROKEE, AND FORSYTH COUNTIES,

  • Deposit

    GEORGIA. GA. DEPT. OF NAT. RES. IC 50, 1979, 45 PP.

  • Deposit

    HALE, D.P. MODERN MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF BARITE AT

  • Deposit

    CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. AIME PUB. 973, 1938, 13 PP.;

  • Deposit

    TRANS. AIME, V. 148, 1942, PP. 277-290.

  • Deposit

    HULL, J.P.D. BARYTES DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA. GA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    BULL. 36, 1920, 146 PP.

  • Deposit

    HUBBELL, A.H. NEW RIVERSIDE - PRODUCER OF BARYTES IN

  • Deposit

    GEORGIA. ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 143, NO. 10, 1942,

  • Deposit

    PP. 62-65.

  • Deposit

    KESLER, T.L. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CARTERS-

  • Deposit

    VILLE DISTRICT, GEORGIA. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER

  • Deposit

    224, 1950, 97 PP.

  • Deposit

    READE, E.H., W.R. POWER, M.J. KEENERS, AND D.H. WHITE.

  • Deposit

    BARITE DEPOSITS IN THE CARTERSVILLE DISTRICT, BARTOW

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, GEORGIA. PROC. GSA ANNUAL MEETING, NOV. 17-20,

  • Deposit

    1980 (PUB. AS EXCURSIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST GEOLOGY BY

  • Deposit

    THE AM. GEOL. INST. ED. BY R. FRYE), PP. 379-385.

  • Deposit

    RIFE, D.L. BARITE FLUID INCLUSION GEOTHERMOMETRY, CARTERS-

  • Deposit

    VILLE MINING DISTRICT, NORTHWEST GEORGIA. ECON.

  • Deposit

    GEOL., V. 66, DECEMBER 1971, PP. 1164-1167.

  • Deposit

    ROCK PRODUCTS. LONG-TRENCH TECHNIQUES SIMPLIFIES BARITE

  • Deposit

    MINING. JUNE 1977, PP. 66-68.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENGTH AND WIDTH OF ORE BODY NOT AVAILABLE. AREAL EXTENT OF IDENTIFIED PAST AND PRESENT BARITE DEPOSITS WITHIN THE PROPERTY IS ESTIMATED TO TOTAL 97 HECTARES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-SEP-1994 Rcb/Djg U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 07/04/1976
MSHA mine ID0900245
Mine name (MSHA)New Riverside Ochre Company Incorporated
Current operatorNew Riverside Ochre Company Incorporated
Current controller (parent)James R. Dellinger Jr. Estate
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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