Wilcox Kaolin Belt

Prospect in Union county in Mississippi, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10292366
MAS/MILS ID 0281450001
Record type Site
Current site name Wilcox Kaolin Belt
Alternate or previous names Tishomingo Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -89.17946, 34.54652 (WGS84)
Elevation 150
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Union(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hickory Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Holly Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tupelo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Tallahatchie(hydrologic unit)

Yazoo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Yazoo(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Holly Springs National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Bienville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in Mississippi(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Union

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Mica Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -89.17946, 34.54652

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Length 2675M
    Width 2675M
    Area 711HA
    Depth to top 7.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 7.5
    Total Surface Area (HA) 711
    Date of Last Modification 800611

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1887
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • AS REFERRED IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8648 PAGE 5. THE PERCENT RECOVERY WAS CALCCULATED FROM THE MATERIAL BALANCE GIVEN ON PAGES 20-21 OF OF U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 6431.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 143HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .7
    Percent Waste Rock 65
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 36
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 2857
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 250
    Unit Production Cost .78
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Comments on the workings information

  • MAX. DISTURBED AREA IS GENERALLY BASED ON THREE DEPOSITS EACH HAVING 5000 ACRES OF AREA. CURRENT LAND USE (NATIONAL FOREST) WILL PROHIBIT MINING OF THIS DEPOSIT. (SHORT TERM LAND AND WATER IMPACT WOULD BE EXTREME.)

Comments on other economic factors

  • NITRIC ACID-ION EXCHANGE PROCESS IS USED FOR BENEFICIATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES I.C.8335 1967

  • Deposit

    CONANT L.C. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-B 1965

  • Deposit

    COULTER DON M. BUMINES R.I. 4235 1948

  • Deposit

    KERN MARSHALL K. MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 97 PP. 9-22

  • Deposit

    MELLEN FREDERIC FRANCIS MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 86 19

  • Deposit

    OVERSTREET F.F. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-A 1964

  • Deposit

    REED DONALD F. BUMINES R.I. 4281 1948

  • Deposit

    REED DONALD F. BUMINES R.I. 4827 1952

  • Deposit

    TOURTELOT H.A. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-C 1964

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A. AND PAUL W. JOHNSON BUMINES IC 8648 1974

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS FOUND IN SEVERAL COUNTIES/30 PERCENT OF THE DEPOSIT IS FOUND IN BENTON CO. 15PERCENT IN TIPPAH CO. 30 PE IN UNION CO. 15 PERCENT IN PONTOTOC COUNTY. THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ALL OR PARTS OF THE FOLLOWING 15 M- INUTE QUADRANGLES-ASHLAND-BLUE MOUNTAIN-NEW ALBANY-AND WALNU 1 TO 250000 SCALE MAP IS AVAILABLE FOR SOUTHERN PONTOTOC CO THE BELT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAINAGE AREAS 15-F 15-G 16-L AND 16-N SEE U.S.G.S. CATALOG OF INFORMATION ON WATER DATA-MAPS SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER QUALITY STATIONS. DOMAIN IS AS FOLLOWS: MAIN PORTRION OF DEPOSIT IS IN NAT- IONAL FOREST AND REMAINDER IS IN PRIVATE LANDS REVIEWED BY P.KINEK, EFOC, NOV., 1978 PURPOSE OF REVIEW (NOV.,1978) WAS TO CORRECT TRANSLATION ERRORS, NOT TO UPDATE INFORMATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-FEB-95 Pk-Pk-Ats U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.