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Paga

Producer in Bartow county in Georgia, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118815
MAS/MILS ID 0130150125
Record type Site
Current site name Paga
Alternate or previous names Paga Mine & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -84.78053, 34.13763 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bartow(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cartersville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cartersville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Etowah(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Bartow

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Cerussite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -84.78053, 34.13763
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 19M
    Area 245HA
    Depth to top 25M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 25
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 245
    Date of Last Modification 830216

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1916
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Cartersville

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cinbar Resources (Div. Of Dresser Industries)
    ID 900244
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • CINBAR RESOURCES INC IS A DIVISION OF DRESSER INDUSTRIES, OF HOUSTON, TX.

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Description 48989 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Magnesite Magnesium 48989mt
  • Year 1973
    Description 40824 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 40824mt
  • Year 1974
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimate 36164 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 36164mt
  • Year 1975
    Description 34874 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 34874mt
  • Year 1976
    Description 38570 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 38570mt
  • Year 1977
    Description 34474 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 34474mt
  • Year 1978
    Description 31066 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 31066mt
  • Year 1979
    Description 34474 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 34474mt
  • Year 1980
    Description 26944 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 26944mt
  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimate 35000 Mt Concentrate Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 35000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Clean Barite 23900 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 23900mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Clean Barite 28600 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 28600mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Clean Barite 41500 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 41500mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Clean Barite 38200 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 38200mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Clean Barite 41800 Mtons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Barium-Barite Barium 41800mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1994 RESERVES.
  • PRODUCTION AND RESERVES FROM CINBAR RESOURCES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 245HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 56.8
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 25
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 19
    Capacity 1950
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.81
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HALE, D.P. MODERN MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF BARITE AT

  • Deposit

    CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. AIME PUB. 973, 1938, 13 PP.;

  • Deposit

    TRANS. AIME, V. 148, 1942, PP. 277-290.

  • Deposit

    HULL, J.P.D. BARYTES DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA. GA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    BULL. 36, 1920, 146 PP.

  • Deposit

    KESLER, T.L. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CARTERS-

  • Deposit

    VILLE DISTRICT, GEORGIA. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER

  • Deposit

    224, 1950, 97 PP.

  • Deposit

    READE, E.H., W.R. POWER, M.J. KEENERS, AND D.H. WHITE.

  • Deposit

    BARITE DEPOSITS IN THE CARTERSVILLE DISTRICT, BARTOW

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, GEORGIA. PROC. GSA ANNUAL MEETING, NOV. 17-20,

  • Deposit

    1980 (PUB. AS EXCURSIONS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY,

  • Deposit

    BY THE AM. GEOL. INST., ED. BY R. FRYE), PP. 379-385.

  • Deposit

    RIFE, D.L. BARITE FLUID INCLUSION GEOTHERMOMETRY, CARTERS-

  • Deposit

    VILLE MINING DISTRICT, NORTHWEST GEORGIA. ECON. GEOL.,

  • Deposit

    V. 66, DECEMBER 1971, PP. 1164-1167.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNMINED DEPOSIT AREA IS ESTIMATED TO BE 36 HECTARES. TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS ESTIMATED TO BE 245 HECTARES. 1987 UPDATE BY F. AMARO THE RESERVES HAVE SLIGHTLY INCREASED FROM 1983, SEE MATRIX Q-2 FOR DETAILS. PRODUCTION FROM 1982 TO 1987 HAS BEEN ABOUT CONSTANT. SEE HISTORY DATA SET FOR TONNAGES. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE OPERATION ITSELF SINCE 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1996 Hartos U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 02/06/2004
MSHA mine ID0900244
Mine name (MSHA)PAGA Mine
Current operatorCIMBAR Performance Minerals
Current controller (parent)John H Waters
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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