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Sandersville-Macon

Prospect in Twiggs county in Georgia, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191597
MAS/MILS ID 0132890001
Record type Site
Current site name Sandersville-Macon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.42679, 32.86206 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Twiggs(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dry Branch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Oconee(hydrologic unit)

Altamaha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Twiggs

Comments on the location information

  • THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIE S-WILKINSON-WASHINGTON-AND-TWIGGS THE FOLLOWING USGS 1:250000 SCALE MAPS WE RE USED-DOTHAN-PHOENIX CITY-MACON-AND ATHENS. THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING 7.5 & 15 MINUTE QUADS- MACON EAST-WARNER ROBINS-JEFFERSONVILLE-PERRY-COCHRAN-GORDAN -IRWINTON-MILLEDGEV- ILLE-DEEPSTEP-TABERNACLE-OCONEE-SANDERSVILLE. NOTE NOT ALL OF THE DEPOSIT IS COVERED BY 7.5 AND 15 MINUTE MAPS. KAOLIN IS MINED IN THIS AREA FOR HIGH GRADE PAPER COATING AND OTHER USES HOWEVER THE HIGH ALUMINA KAOLIN RESERVES OF THIS ENTRY ARE NOT MINED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SU FOR PAPER COATING USE. REVIEWED BY P. KINEK & D. SPANGENBERG, EFOC, NOV., 1978 PURPOSE OF REVIEW(NOV., 1978) WAS TO CORRECT TRANSLATION ERRORS, NOT TO UPDATE INFORMATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.42679, 32.86206
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55E
    Dip 01S
    Thickness 11M
    Length 80000M
    Width 32000M
    Area 17236HA
    Depth to top 18M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N55E:01S
    Total Surface Area (HA) 17236
    Date of Last Modification 820616

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN SEDIMENTS WHICH ARE EOCENE AND CRETACEOUS IN AGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1902
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Year of first production 1961
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Comments on exploration

  • THE EXPLORATION HAS BEEN DONE IN THE LAST 40 YEARS.

Mining district

District name Sandersv.-Macon

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 production information

  • AS REFERRED TO IN IC 8648 PAGE 5. THE PERCENT RECOVERY WAS CALCULATED FROM THE MATERIAL BALANCE GIVEN ON PAGE 20-21 OF RI 6431.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADE & TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOISTURE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 139HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .7
    Percent Waste Rock 62.1
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 18
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 6
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 80
    Capacity 5822
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 450
    Unit Production Cost 1.09
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Comments on the workings information

  • SIGNIFICANT SENSITIVITY RATINGS REFER TO DISRUPTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE DURING THE MINING PROCESS. MINING CAN TAKE PLACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF BUMINES I.C. 8335 1967

  • Deposit

    WARD W.C. JR. J.E. HUSTED W.C. HOWARD AND A. COLLINS ALUMIN

  • Deposit

    KAOLIN POTENTIALS GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECH. PROJECT A-1343

  • Deposit

    PERSONS CONTACTED JACK ROGERS-J.M. HUBEB INC. C.A. BROWN-G

  • Deposit

    KAOLIN CO. FRED A. GUNN-FREEPORT MINERALS CO. FRED SIMS-EN

  • Deposit

    MINERALS AND CHEMICAL CORP. PAUL F. THIELE-THIELE KAOLIN C

  • Deposit

    GARNTO-ANGLO AMERICAN CLAY CO. R.W. HYDE-ARTHUR D. LITTLE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-FEB-1995 Ds-Pk-Dkh U.S. Bureau of Mines

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