Andersonville Bauxite District

Past Producer in Schley county in Georgia, United States with commodities Kaolin, Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001580
MRDS ID W001473
Record type District
Current site name Andersonville Bauxite District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.13571, 32.20188 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sumter(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Andersonville(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)

Federal lands

Andersonville National Historic Site(National Historic Site)

National Historic Site NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Schley

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.13571, 32.20188

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name FAULTING
Structure description MINOR FAULT
Type of structure Regional
Structure description COASTAL PLAIN REGIONAL DIP

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both

Mining district

District name ANDERSONVILLE BAUXITE DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner C-E ENGINEERING, AM. CYANAMID

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BECK, W. A. 1949, INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ANDERSONVILLE BAUXITE DISTRICT, SUMTER, MACON, AND SCHLEY COUNTIES, GEORGIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4538, P. 150

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1973 PATTERSON, SAM H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.