| Deposit ID | 10119257 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0132610014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sumter County Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | American Cyanamide Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.08241, 32.18598 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 98 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Georgia | Sumter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Kaolin | Secondary |
| Ore Body (1) | -84.08241, 32.18598 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Cyanamid Co. |
| ID | 900342 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 99770mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 99770mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 99770mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 99770mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 99770mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 99770mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0132610014 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0900342 |
RICHARDSON, JOEL B. HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT. (AMERICAN
CYANAMID COMPANY) U.S. DEPT. OF INT., BUREAU OF MINES,
SEPT. 15, 1971.
STAFF U.S.B.M. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ALUMINUM. U.S. DEPT. OF
INT., BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 8335,
1967, P. 48.
GA EPA RECORDS AT MACON, GA-DEC 77 GA MINES NO. 002
MSHA LIST 1981
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONLY US PRODUCER OF SYNTHETIC MULLITE FROM BAUXITE AND KAOLIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-SEP-1996 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/15/1990 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0900342 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Wilburn |
| Current operator | W M Bledsoe Company Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Bledsoe James A |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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