Nl Industries

Prospect in Beaufort county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Titanium
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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223818
MAS/MILS ID 0370130019
Record type Site
Current site name Nl Industries

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -76.85799, 35.2584 (WGS84)
Elevation 18
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaufort(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aurora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bayboro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pamlico(hydrologic unit)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Beaufort

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT OCCURS ON AURORA AND BAYBORO 7.5 MINUTE QUADS. DEPOSIT OCCURS IN BEAUFORT AND PAMLICO COUNTIES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -76.85799, 35.2584

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6.1M
    Length 19000M
    Width 850M
    Area 1625HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 MANTLELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1625
    Date of Last Modification 820818

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name North Carolina Phosphate District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the ownership information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING REQUIRED IS 1625 HA; COMPANY CURRENTLY CONTROLS 1034 HA.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX 1 REPRESENTS TOTAL RESERVES FOR DEPOSIT. MATRIX 2 REPRESENTS MINABLE RESERVES PROPOSED FOR DEVEL. MATRIX 3 REPRESENTS RESERVES NOT MINED DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1615HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .87
    Percent Waste Rock 13.1
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 5000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 1424
    Unit Production Cost 1.2
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN PAINT & COATINGS JOURNAL (ST. LOUIS, MO.). NL

  • Deposit

    MAKES 3-STEP MOVE TO STRENGTHEN ITS ROLE IN TIO2 MAR-

  • Deposit

    KET - SIGNS PACT WITH EPA. V. 62, NO. 2, JULY 25,

  • Deposit

    1977, P. 50.

  • Deposit

    CALDWELL, A.B. LEE CREEK OPEN-PIT MINE AND FERTILIZER

  • Deposit

    PLANTS, ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 169, JANUARY 1968,

  • Deposit

    PP. 59-82.

  • Deposit

    KIMREY, J.O. DESCRIPTION OF THE PUNGO RIVER FORMATION IN

  • Deposit

    BEAUFORT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. N.C. DEPT. CONSERV.

  • Deposit

    AND DEV. BULL. 79, 1965, 131 PP.

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, L. TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA. N.C.

  • Deposit

    DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEV. IC 19, 1964, 51 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAR-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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