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Aurora Deposit

Prospect in Beaufort county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Titanium, Metal
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024971
MRDS ID ISM0723
Record type Site
Current site name Aurora Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.83302, 35.23343 (WGS84)
Relative position INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY LINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaufort(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bayboro(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

  • LOCATION POORLY DEFINEDPLACER, MARINE"

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TITANIUMBEAUFORT, PAMLICO"

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Minnesott Sand (Of Mixon And Pilkey)
    Rock description Minnesott Sand (Of Mixon And Pilkey)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.83302, 35.23343
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Shoreline

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; ILMN + (NOT KNOWN) (+ QRTZ); LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE; 6M THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1951

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner N. L. Industries

Comments on the production information

  • NONE NONE

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(NO); ASSESSMENT(INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION);

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN PAINT AND COATINGS JOURNAL, 1977, NL MAKES 3-STEP MOVE TO STRENGTHEN ITS ROLE IN TIO2 MARKETS JULY 25, P. 9, 10, 50.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN POINT JOURNAL, 1976, [ADVERTISEMENT]: SEPT. 16, P. 26,27.

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, L., 1964, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, I.C. 19, 51P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). NONE 0

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1986 Force, Eric R. U.S. Geological Survey

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