| Deposit ID | 10121189 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0210830001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jackson Purchase Ball Clay Region |
| Alternate or previous names | Holly Springs Clay |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.65865, 36.78788 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 152 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Graves(county)
Kentucky(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hickory(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murray(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dyersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bayou De Chien-Mayfield(hydrologic unit)
Hatchie-Obion(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Mississippi-Hatchie(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Kentucky | Graves |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -88.65865, 36.78788 |
|---|
| Thickness | 9M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 34138M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 34138M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 99999HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 12.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Jackson Purchase |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0210830001 |
STAFF BUREAU OF MINES BUMINES I.C. 8335 1967.
FREEMAN LOUISE BARTON KENTUCKY GEOL. SURV. SERIES IX BULL. 4
PETERS FRANK A. AND PAUL W. JOHNSON BUMINES I.C. 8648 1974.
PETERS FRANK A. ET.AL. BUMINES R.I. 6927 1967.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD 010/DEPOSIT IS IN AN ACTIVE MINING AREA. MINING BENEF N AND TRANSPORTATION RECORDS ARE NOT INCLUDED. ONLY A LOCATI RIPTION WITH A MATRIX IS INCLUDED PER REQUEST OF FIELD COORD FOR ALUMINA STUDY ENDING MARCH 15 1975. RECORD 030/REFERENCE POINT IS APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER RECORD 030/DISTRICT OCCURS IN SEVERAL COUNTIES/ 5 PERCENT OF DISTRICT IS FOUND IN BALLARD CO.,10 PERCENT IN CARLISLE CO,2 ENT IN HICKMAN CO.,5 PERCENT IN MCCRAKEN CO.,2.5 PER CENT I ALL CO.,60 PERCENT IN GRAVES CO.,AND 15 PERCENT IN CALLDWAY RECORD 040/THE DISTRICT OCCURS INPARTS OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWI MINUTE QUADRANGLES-LA CENTER-HEATH-PADUCAH WEST-WICKLIFFE-BL E-LOVELACEVILLE-MELBER-SYMSONIA-ELVA-ARLINGTON-MILBURN-FANCY ICKORY-WEST PLAINS-OAK LEVEL-HARDIN-DUBLIN-MAYFIELD-FARMINGT KIRKSEY-DEXTER-MURRAY LYNN GROVE TVA-LYNNVILLE-AND CUBA RECORD 040/THE REGION OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAINAGE 16-D 16-G 16-K AND 18-U SEE U.S.G.S. CATALOG OF INFORMATION ER DATA-MAPS SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER QUALITY STATIONS. MATRIX 1/RESERVES AS OF 1950 AS GIVEN IN BUMINES IC 8335 196 PRODUCTION 1951 TO 1972. MATRIX RECORD 1/ GRADE AND TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOIS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-SEP-1996 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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