| Deposit ID | 10265754 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0132610002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thigpen Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.08131, 32.18268 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 122 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sumter(county)
Georgia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pennington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Americus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phenix City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Flint(hydrologic unit)
Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)
Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Georgia | Sumter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Siderite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -84.08131, 32.18268 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| District name | Andersonville |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Cyanamid Co. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 63500mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 63500mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 63500mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 63500mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 63500mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 63500mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0132610002 |
RICHARDSON, JOEL B. HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT. U.S. DEPT. OF
INT., BUREAU OF MINES, SEPT. 15, 1971.
STAFF U.S.B.M. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ALUMINUM. U.S. DEPT. OF
INT., BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 8335,
1967, P. 48.
BECK WILLIAM H BUMINES REPT OF INV 4568 1948
BURKE CHS D SUPT AM CYNAMID CO GA FIELD TRIP NOV 13-14 1974
ZAPP ALFRED D. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-G 1965
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD 010 COL 14 MINE IS A PAST PRODUCER ORE IS USED FOR PU OTHER THAN ALUMINA RECORD 010 COL 18-20 MINED ORE CONSISTS OF KAOLIN-CHINA CLAY -ALUMINA CLAY AND BAUXITE RECORD 060 COL 40-47 NO DEFORMATION THEREFORE DOES NOT APPLY MATRIX RECORD IS NOT ENTERED INTO MAS BECAUSE THE RESERVE IS ED IN THE ANDERSONVILLE DISTRICT ESTIMATE RECORD 151 COL 18-21 GRADE IS NOT INCLUDED AS CLAY IS NOT BE CESSED FOR ALUMINA COL 54 CLAY IS CRUSHED SCREENED AND CALCI BASED ON A BENEFICIATION PLANT CURRENTLY IN OPERATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Simmons | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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