| Deposit ID | 10191964 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0132650002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Taliaferro Magnetite Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.96847, 33.62794 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 174 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taliaferro(county)
Georgia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philomath(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clark Hill Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Athens(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Georgia | Taliaferro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -82.96847, 33.62794 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Holden Estate |
| Home office | Georgia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cherokee Mining Co. |
| Home office | Georgia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0132650002 |
WAR MINERALS MEMORANDUM 91.627, 1944, 12 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN IS NARROW, BROKEN, AND SPLIT. THE COST OF MINING WO GREATER THAN THE PROBABLE VALUE OF THE ORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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