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North Bennington Kaolin

Prospect in Bennington 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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179772
MAS/MILS ID 0500030002
Record type Site
Current site name North Bennington Kaolin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -73.21143, 42.89498 (WGS84)
Elevation 183

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bennington(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bennington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albany(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hudson-Hoosic(hydrologic unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Hudson(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Green Mountain National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Bennington

Comments on the location information

  • REFERENCE POINT IS APPROX. GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF AREA. DEPOSIT OCCURS IN PART OR ALL OF THESE 7.5 MINUTE QUADS: BENNINGTON-POWNAL-ARLINGTON.

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Unknown
Gibbsite Unknown
Graphite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Mica Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -73.21143, 42.89498
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30.5M
    Length 5631M
    Width 4022M
    Area 18.5HA
    Depth to top 9.2M
    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
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 18.5
    Date of Last Modification 800611

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Strip-Hillside
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

Comments on the production information

  • AS REFERRED TO IN I.C. 8648 PAGE 5. THE PERCENT RECOVERY WAS CALCULATED FROM THE MATERIAL BALANCE GIVEN ON PAGES 20-21 OF R.I. 6431.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX 1/RESERVES AS OF 1940 AS GIVEN IN BUMINES IC 8335 1967 NO PRODUCTION 1940 TO 1972. MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE AND TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 15HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .7
    Percent Waste Rock 23.2
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 9.2
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 2161
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 31
    Unit Production Cost .56
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Comments on the workings information

  • MAXIMUM POTENTIAL DISTURBED AREA IS BASED ON RESERVES AT 50% PROBABILITY AND PROPOSED PRODUCTION OF 540250 MT PER YEAR

Reference information

Reporter information

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

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