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Americus

Prospect in Sumter county in Georgia, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10289938
MAS/MILS ID 0132610001
Record type Site
Current site name Americus

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -84.33552, 32.15488 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sumter(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ellaville South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Americus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phenix City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kinchafoonee-Muckalee(hydrologic unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Sumter

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THESE ADDITIONAL COUNTIES-WEBSTER-TAYLOR- CRAWFORD-SCHILEY-HOUSTON-PEACH-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-MACON. THE FOLLOWING USGS 1:250000 SCALE MAPS WERE USED-DOTHAN -PHOENIX CITY-MACON-AND ATHENS. THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAINAGE AREAS 11-H AND 8-M. SEE USGS CATALOG OF INFORMATION ON WATER DATA MAPS SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER QUALITY STATIONS. THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING 7.5 AND 15 MINUTE QUADRANGLES-EUFAULA NORTH-EUFUALA SOUTH-GEORGETOWN-HATCHER- LESLIE-DRAYTON-BYROMVILLE-TAZEWELL NORTH-TAZEWELL SOUTH- BUTLER EAST-BUTLER WEST-RUPERT-ELLANVILLE NORTH-IDEAL SOUTH- IDEAL NORTH-FICKLING MILL-ROBERTA-REYNOLD-GARDEN VALLEY- MONTEZUMA-BOILINGSBOKE-FORT VALLEY-WARNER ROBBINS PERRY- COCHRAN. NOTE NOT ALL OF THE AREA IS COVERED BY 7.5 AND 15 MINUTE MAPS INCLUDING REFERENCE POINT LOCATION. HIGH ALUMINA KAOLIN IS MINED ONLY IN THE ANDERSONVILLE DISTRICT WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ENTRY. REVIEWED BY P. KINEK & D. WILBURN, EFOC, NOV., 1978. PURPOSE OF REVIEW (NOV., 1978) WAS TO CORRECT TRANSLATION ERRORS, NOT TO UPDATE INFORMATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -84.33552, 32.15488
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 02S
    Thickness 6M
    Length 90000M
    Width 32000M
    Area 52000HA
    Depth to top 25M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N65E:02S
    Total Surface Area (HA) 52000
    Date of Last Modification 800605

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS FOUND IN SEDIMENTS WHICH ARE EOCENE AND CRETACEOUS IN AGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1912
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Comments on exploration

  • EXPLORATION BEGAN IN 1912 AND CONTINUED TO THE PRESENT.

Mining district

District name Americus Kaolin

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • AS REFERRED TO IN IC 8648 PAGE 5. THE PERCENT RECOVERY WAS CALULATED FROM THE MATERIAL BALANCE GIVEN ON PAGES 20-21 OF RI 6431.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE AND TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE CONTENT. SOURCE FOR RESERVE INFORMATION IS BUMINES CONTRACT NO. S0122100, GA TECH UNIV., BIB. LINES 002-003.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 253HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .7
    Percent Waste Rock 80.6
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 25
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 6
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 80
    Capacity 5800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 1148
    Unit Production Cost 1.98
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF BUMINES I.C. 8335 1967

  • Deposit

    WARD W.C. JR.-J.E. HUSTED-W.C. HOWARD AND A. COLLINS ALUMIN

  • Deposit

    KAOLIN POTENTIALS GEORIA INSTITUTE OF TECH. PROJECT A-1343 1

  • Deposit

    PERSONS CONTACTED/ JACK ROGERS-J.M. HUBER INC. C.A. BROWN-GE

  • Deposit

    AOLIN CO. FRED A. GUNN-FREEPORT MINERALS CO. R.W. HYDE-ART

  • Deposit

    TLE CO.

  • Deposit

    PETERS,F.A. AND P.W.JOHNSON.REVISED AND UPDATED COST

  • Deposit

    ESTIMATES FOR PRODUCING ALUMINA FROM DOMESTIC RAW MATERIALS.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES IC 8648,1974,PP.5-8.

  • Deposit

    SMITH,R.W. SEDIMENTARY KAOLINS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN OF

  • Deposit

    GEORGIA. GEORGIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. BULL.44,1929,482PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAX. DEPTH TO MINERALIZATION IS 25M.

Reporter information

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

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