Thigpen Mine

Past Producer in Sumter county in Georgia, United States with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  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 10265754
MAS/MILS ID 0132610002
Record type Site
Current site name Thigpen Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.08131, 32.18268 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Sumter

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.08131, 32.18268

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Date of Last Modification 801215

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1941

Mining district

District name Andersonville

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner American Cyanamid Co.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Indicated 63500mt ore
    Demonstrated 63500mt ore
    Total resources 63500mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 38 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1971
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Indicated 63500mt ore
    Demonstrated 63500mt ore
    Total resources 63500mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Clay Clay 44 wt-pct Clays 1970

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .94
    Percent Waste Rock 58.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 8.3
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 90
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    RICHARDSON, JOEL B. HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT. U.S. DEPT. OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    INT., BUREAU OF MINES, SEPT. 15, 1971.

  • Reserve-Resource

    STAFF U.S.B.M. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ALUMINUM. U.S. DEPT. OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    INT., BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 8335,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1967, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    BECK WILLIAM H BUMINES REPT OF INV 4568 1948

  • Deposit

    BURKE CHS D SUPT AM CYNAMID CO GA FIELD TRIP NOV 13-14 1974

  • Deposit

    ZAPP ALFRED D. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-G 1965

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Simmons U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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