Sumter County Mines

Producer in Sumter county in Georgia, United States with commodities Aluminum, Kaolin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119257
MAS/MILS ID 0132610014
Record type Site
Current site name Sumter County Mines
Alternate or previous names American Cyanamide Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.08241, 32.18598 (WGS84)
Elevation 98

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sumter(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pennington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Americus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phenix City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Flint(hydrologic unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Sumter

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Kaolin Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.08241, 32.18598

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner American Cyanamid Co.
    ID 900342

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Measured 99770mt ore
    Demonstrated 99770mt ore
    Total resources 99770mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 38 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1971
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Measured 99770mt ore
    Demonstrated 99770mt ore
    Total resources 99770mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Kaolin Clay 44 wt-pct Clays Minor 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    RICHARDSON, JOEL B. HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT. (AMERICAN

  • Reserve-Resource

    CYANAMID COMPANY) U.S. DEPT. OF INT., BUREAU OF MINES,

  • Reserve-Resource

    SEPT. 15, 1971.

  • Reserve-Resource

    STAFF U.S.B.M. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ALUMINUM. U.S. DEPT. OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    INT., BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 8335,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1967, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    GA EPA RECORDS AT MACON, GA-DEC 77 GA MINES NO. 002

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONLY US PRODUCER OF SYNTHETIC MULLITE FROM BAUXITE AND KAOLIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-1996 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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 10/15/1990
MSHA mine ID0900342
Mine name (MSHA)Wilburn
Current operatorW M Bledsoe Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Bledsoe James A
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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