Bauxite and Kaolin - Noxubee, Kemper, Winston Counties

Occurrence in Winston county in Mississippi, United States with commodities Kaolin, Aluminum
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096164
MRDS ID W001469
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite and Kaolin - Noxubee, Kemper, Winston Counties
Alternate or previous names Bauxite & Kaolin, Miss., Exclusive - Tippah - Benton

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.80005, 33.11683 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position PONTOTOC, WINSTON, NOXUBEE, KEMPER COUNTIES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Noxubee(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fearns Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Starkville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

West Point(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Noxubee(hydrologic unit)

Black Warrior-Tombigbee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mobile-Tombigbee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Winston

Comments on the location information

  • Approximate Location For Center of Three Counties; Small Prospects Throughout Counties

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Kaolinite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 217
USGS model code 31k
Deposit model name Sedimentary kaolin

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.80005, 33.11683

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NAHEOLA FORMATION;
  • SCATTERED KAOLIN AND SMALL BAUXITE LENSES OCCUR IN BEDS OF WILCOX AGE ABOVE UNCONFORMITY ON PORTERS CREEK CLAY ; ECON.COM: SCATTERED SMALL DEPOSITS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BAUXITE IN SMALL OCCURRENCES ONLY

Comments on development

  • SCATTERED KAOLIN AND SMALL BAUXITE LENSES OCCUR IN BEDS OF WILCOX AGE ABOVE UNCONFORMITY ON PORTERS CREEK CLAY ; ECON.COM: SCATTERED SMALL DEPOSITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONANT, L. C., 1965, BAUXITE AND KAOLIN DEPOSITS OF MISSISSIPPI EXCLUSIVE OF THE TIPPAH-BENTON DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-B, P. 70

  • Deposit

    REED, D. F., 1952, INVESTIGATIONS OF HIGH-ALUMINA CLAYS AND BAUXITE OF NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4827, P. 84

  • Deposit

    TOURTELOT, H.A., 1964, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE TIPPAH-BENTON DISTRICT, MISSISIPPI: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-C, P. C1-C31.

  • Deposit

    1942 DIREXPL USBM - RI

  • Deposit

    1942 GEOLMAP L. C. CONANT

  • Deposit

    Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.

  • Deposit

    Conant, L. C., 1965, Bauxite And Kaolin Deposits Of Mississippi Exclusive Of The Tippah-Benton District: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1199-B, 70 P.Conant, L. C., 1965, Bauxite And Kaolin Deposits Of Mississippi Exclusive Of The Tippah-Benton District: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1199-B, 70 P.

  • Deposit

    Reed, D. F., 1952, Investigations Of High-Alumina Clays And Bauxite Of Northeastern Mississippi: U.S. Bureau Mines Report Investitgaton 4827, 84 P.Reed, D. F., 1952, Investigations Of High-Alumina Clays And Bauxite Of Northeastern Mississippi: U.S. Bureau Mines Report Investitgaton 4827, 84 P.

  • Deposit

    Tourtelot, H.A., 1964, Bauxite Deposits Of The Tippah-Benton District, Missisippi: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-C, 31 P.Tourtelot, H.A., 1964, Bauxite Deposits Of The Tippah-Benton District, Missisippi: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-C, 31 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Patterson, Sam H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 24-SEP-1997 Thompson, David E. Mississippi Office of Geology Added Reference; Changed Formation Name From Potters Creek To Naheola
Updater 01-DEC-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Added County And Commodity Codes, Compiled Information From Original Mrds Record; Added Bauxite To Ore Materials; Grouped 3 Adjacent Counties Into District Record

Beyond USGS

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