| Deposit ID | 10081284 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033288 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dixieland Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.96661, 32.38768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 61 |
| Relative position | 1.7 MILES N 10 DEGREES E OF BRICKYARD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Columbus(county)
Georgia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Columbus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Americus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phenix City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Chattahoochee-Walter F(hydrologic unit)
Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)
Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Russell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Kyanite | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Kyanite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Result | 9.4% HEAVY MINERALS: 55.6 LB/TON ILMENITE, 5.6 LB/TON ZIRCON, 2.4 LB/TON KYANITE, 4.3 LB/TON RUTILE, 2.3 LB/TON MONAZITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Terrace Deposit |
| Rock description | Terrace Deposit |
| (1) | -84.96661, 32.38768 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Calhoun Products, Inc. |
| Home office | P. O. Box 8509, Columbus, Ga 31908 |
| First year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033288 |
SRC.REF: DAVIS, E.G., AND SULLIVAN, G.V., 1971, RECOVERY OF HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST-ERN UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 7517, 25P.
BEG, M.A., 1980, ACTIVE MINES AND QUARRIES OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. MAP 176.
U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1980, SAND AND GRAVEL INDIVIDUAL RESPONDENT TOTALS INCOUNTIES OF ALABAMA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNPUBLISHED DATA, 4 P.
STATE OF ALABAMA, 1980, DIVISION OF SAFETY AND INSPECTION-STATISTICAL ANNUAL REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 1980: DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 53 P.
SZABO, M.W., 1967, SAND AND GRAVEL IN ALABAMA-A SUMMARY REPORT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 44, 41 P.
DAVIS, E.G., AND SULLIVAN, G.V., 1971, RECOVERY OF HEAVY MINERALS FROM SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST-ERN UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 7517, 25P
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, UNPUB. SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTION FOR ALABAMA COUNTIES, 1980, P. 3.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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