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Eufaula

Unknown in Alabama, United States with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022465
MRDS ID DE03045
Record type Site
Current site name Eufaula

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.82872, 32.79513 (WGS84)
Relative position No latitude-longitude reported. Given lat-lon is for centroid of second order political subdivision boundary.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chilton(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Maplesville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montgomery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper(hydrologic unit)

Alabama(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alabama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.82872, 32.79513
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CLAYTON LIMESTONE UNDERLIES, TUSCAHOMA FM. MARINE SS AND SH OVERLIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Eufaula

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Henry And Barbour Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1941-1945
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^51.77% Al2o3, 6.9% Sio2, 10.7% Fe2o3, 2.67% Tio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Ore Aluminum Aluminum 52wt-pct
    TiO2 Titanium Titanium 3wt-pct
    Fe2O3 Iron Iron 11wt-pct
    SIL Silica Silica 7wt-pct

Comments on development

  • 1923 DISC.; 1926 PROD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND P0TENTIAL; ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL. 1228, 176 P.

  • Deposit

    ALLEN, 1949.

  • Production

    ALLEN 1949

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENSES OF KAOLIN, ISOLATED POCKETS 50-60,000 LT AVG 10000 LT PISOLITIC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-95 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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

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