Statenville Deposit

Prospect in Echols county in Georgia, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Water, Free
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118836
MAS/MILS ID 0131010001
Record type Site
Current site name Statenville Deposit
Alternate or previous names South Georgia

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.12488, 30.71692 (WGS84)
Elevation 46

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Echols(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Statenville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Valdosta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdosta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alapaha(hydrologic unit)

Suwannee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Suwannee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Echols

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.12488, 30.71692

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.8M
    Length 16824M
    Width 4206M
    Area 7076HA
    Depth to top 11.4M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 6.1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 11.4
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6.1
    Total Surface Area (HA) 7076
    Date of Last Modification 800513

Comments on the geologic information

  • DENSITY IS FOR DRY IN-SITU ORE; ASSUME 20% MOISTURE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1890

Mining district

District name South Georgia

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • QA=EXT QUANTITY ASSAYS ARE IN EXTRACTABLE GRADES. RESERVES BASED ON EXPLORATION DONE IN WESTERN ECHOLS AND EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTIES ONLY BY AMAX. GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI .

Comments on the workings information

  • AREA FOR WESTERN ECHOLS AND EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTIES ONLY TOTAL AREA FOR DEPOSIT IN S. GEORGIA NOT DEFINED BY EXPLOR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEORGIA DEPT. OF MINES, MINING, AND GEOLOGY. SOUTH GEORGIA

  • Deposit

    MINERALS PROGRAM. PROJECT REPORT NOS. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

  • Deposit

    11. 5/66, 8/66, 10/66, 2/67, 5/67, 5/67, 11/67 AND 4/

  • Deposit

    U.S.G.S. 1/250000 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. VALDOSTA, GEORGIA. 1954.

  • Deposit

    U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 MINUTE SERIES ORTHOPHOTOMAPS. HOWELL; STATEN

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS. 3 RD ED. THE BRITISH SU

  • Deposit

    CORPORATION LIMITED. "GEORGIA OCCURRENCES & DEPOSITS".

  • Deposit

    ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC.,EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES

  • Deposit

    OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286 648/AS, 1978, 199 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTRACT # J0377000. ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC. S.E. U.S. PHOSP PROJECT. EFFECTIVE DATE 6/30/77. DEPOSIT COVERS SEVERAL SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA COUNTIES. DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS IDEALIZED FROM AREA OF THAT PART OF THE DEPOSIT IN WESTERN ECHOLS AND EASTERN LOWNDES CO. ONLY. TOTAL AREA OF DEPOSIT NOT DEFINED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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