| Deposit ID | 10292366 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0281450001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wilcox Kaolin Belt |
| Alternate or previous names | Tishomingo Pit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.17946, 34.54652 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 150 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Mississippi | Union |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Mica | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Siderite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -89.17946, 34.54652 |
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| Thickness | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2675M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 2675M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 711HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 7.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 143HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0281450001 |
BUREAU OF MINES I.C.8335 1967
CONANT L.C. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-B 1965
COULTER DON M. BUMINES R.I. 4235 1948
KERN MARSHALL K. MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 97 PP. 9-22
MELLEN FREDERIC FRANCIS MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 86 19
OVERSTREET F.F. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-A 1964
REED DONALD F. BUMINES R.I. 4281 1948
REED DONALD F. BUMINES R.I. 4827 1952
TOURTELOT H.A. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-C 1964
PETERS FRANK A. AND PAUL W. JOHNSON BUMINES IC 8648 1974
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-FEB-95 | Pk-Pk-Ats | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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