| Deposit ID | 10241383 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0726 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0130390002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cumberland Island Deposit |
| Related records | 10024974 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.44983, 31.85019 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 5 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lee(county)
Georgia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dorchester(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jesup(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Brunswick(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ogeechee Coastal(hydrologic unit)
Ogeechee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Georgia | Camden |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Titanium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Hornblende | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Monazite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Sillimanite | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -81.44983, 31.85019 |
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| Area | 2933HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Dredging |
| Milling method | Magnetic And Electrostatic |
| District name | South East Georgia |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | National Park Service Cumberland Island Nat'L Seashore |
| Interest | 86 |
| Home office | Georgia |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Private Ownerships |
| Interest | 14 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2833HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0130390002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0726 | MAS references MRDS |
CARPENTER, J.H., J.C. DETWEILER, J.L. GILLSON, E.C. WEICHEL,
JR., AND J.P. WOOD. MINING AND CONCENTRATION OF ILMEN-
ITE AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS AT TRAIL RIDGE, FLORIDA.
MIN. ENG., V. 5, AUGUST 1953, PP. 789-795.
COOKE, C.W. GEOLOGY OF THE COASTAL PLAIN OF GEORGIA.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 941, 1943, PP. 1-5, 102-117.
HERRICK, S.M. A SUBSURFACE STUDY OF PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS IN
COASTAL GEORGIA. GA. DEPT. MINES, MIN., AND GEOL.,
DIV. CONSERV. IC 31, 1965, 8 PP.
NEIHEISEL, J. HEAVY-MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF RECENT AND
PLEISTOCENE SANDS OF LOWER COASTAL PLAIN OF GEORGIA.
GEOL. SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULL., V. 73, MARCH 1962,
PP. 365-374.
ROBERTS, A.E. HOW NEW $3,000,000 HIGHLAND PLANT RECOVERS
TITANIFEROUS MINERALS. MIN. WORLD, OCTOBER 1955,
PP. 52-55, 72.
SMITH, J.W., S.M. PICKERING, JR., AND J.R. LANDRUM. HEAVY
MINERAL BEARING SAND OF THE COASTAL REGION OF GEORGIA.
GA. DEPT. MINES, MIN., AND GEOL., DIV. CONSERV.,
PROJECT REPORT NO. 8, SOUTH GEORGIA MINERALS PROGRAM,
1967, 68 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT STRIKES NORTH-NORTHEAST AND IS ASSUMED TO BE RELATIVELY HORIZONTAL. AVERAGE DEPTH TO MINERALIZATION IS ESTIMATED BASED ON BRUNSWICK-ALTAMAHA (SEQ. NO. 0131270001). AREA OF ORE BODY = 2833 HECTARES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-JUN-1995 | Croyle | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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