Cumberland Island Deposit

Prospect in Camden county in Georgia, United States with commodities Titanium, Zirconium, REE, Thorium
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024974
MRDS ID ISM0726
Record type Site
Current site name Cumberland Island Deposit
Related records 10241383

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.43313, 30.85021 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camden(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cumberland Island South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fernandina Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Jacksonville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cumberland-St. Simons(hydrologic unit)

St. Marys-Satilla(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cumberland Island National Seashore(National Seashore)

National Seashore NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Camden

Comments on the location information

  • Located Just North of the Florida/Georgia State Line Placer, Marine
  • LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE FLORIA/GEORGIA STATE LINEPLACER, MARINE"

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary
REE Critical Primary
Thorium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Titanium
  • TITANIUM

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Monazite Ore
Zircon Ore
Rutile Ore
Ilmenite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 121
USGS model code 39c
Deposit model name Shoreline placer Ti

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Silver Bluff Shoreline Complex
    Rock description Silver Bluff Shoreline Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.43313, 30.85021

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Shoreline-Complex Sand

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0.2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Changed Deposit Model Number From 39l To 39h
  • ; ALTERED ILMN + MINOR RUTL + LCXN + ZRCN + MNZT (+ QRTZ); THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN THE SILVER BLUFF SHORELINE COMPLEX WHICH COVERS THE ENTIRE ISLAND (2833 HA). HEAVY MINERALS ARE LOCATED IN THE UPPER SANDY UNI T. THE AVERAGE HM CONTENT OF THE COMPLEX BEEN REPORTED AS 1.7%, CONTAINING OV" ER 45% ILMN, 7% RUTL, 3% LCXN, 13% ZRCN AND 1% MNZT."NATIONAL PART SERVICE (86%), PRIVATE (14%)"

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner The Glidden Co.

Comments on the production information

  • NONE

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS;). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(NO); ASSESSMENT(IN NATIONAL PARK SO FUTURE DEVELOMENT IS UNLIKELY. THE DEPOSIT WAS DRILLED OUT IN THE 1950'S AND VERY LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE SINCE.);

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES ESTIMATE, UNPUBLISHED

  • Deposit

    FANTEL, R.J. ET AL, 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES. US BREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061.

  • Deposit

    Fantell, R.J., Buckingham, D.A., And Sullivan, D.E., 1985, Titanium Minerals Availability -- Market Economy Countries: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Information Circular 9061, 48 Pages.Fantell, R.J., Buckingham, D.A., And Sullivan, D.E., 1985, Titanium Minerals Availability -- Market Economy Countries: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Information Circular 9061, 48 Pages.

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 Recomm
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 0.2M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1986 Force, Eric R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey age of mineralization, deposit type; model number;
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey updated references; checked location; entered commodity codes

Beyond USGS

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