THE MINERAL INDUSTRY 
OF GEORGIA 
1978 and 1979 
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Joe D. Tanner, Commissioner 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION J. Leonard Ledbetter, Director 
GEORGIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY William H. McLemore. State Geologist 
 
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 The Mineral Industry of Georgia 
1978 and 1979 
Reprinted from the 1978-79 Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook 
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Joe D. Tanner, Commissioner 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION J. Leonard Ledbetter, Director 
GEORGIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY William H. McLemore, State Geologist 
Atlanta 
1981 
 
  The Mineral Industry of Georgia 
 
This hapler has been prepared under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the In terior, and the Georgia Geologic Survey, Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, for collecting information on all nonfuel minerals. 
By James R. Boyle1 and William H. McLemore2 
 
The value of Georgia's nonfuel mineral production in 1978 and 1979 was $588.1 million and $698.7 million, respectively. Georgia led the Nation in the production of fuller's earth, kaolin, and dimension stone; was second in kyanite and iron oxide pig- 
 
ments; third in bauxite and feldspar; fourth in barite and byproduct gypsum; and fifth in common clays and mica. With the exception of bauxite, kyanite, and sand and gravel, all commodities registered an increase in unit value in 1978. 
 
Table 1.-Nonfuel mineral production in Georgia 
 
Mineral 
 
1977 
 
Quantity 
 
Volue (thou- 
sands) 
 
1978 
 
Quontity 
 
Value (thou- 
sands) 
 
1979 
 
Quantity 
 
Value (thou- 
sands) 
 
Ceuumt.; Porllund _ _ _ thousand short tons_ _ Mnsonry - -- - - --- __ do_ __ _ 
CJnyL __ ------ _ _ _ _do_ __ _ 
Gem stones ___ __ _______ ------- 
Sand and gravel _ lbousnnd short tono_ _ 
Stone: Crushed _____________ _ do___ _ Dimension _ _ ______ _ ___ do___ _ 
Ta1c _ ______ _ __ _____ short tons__ 
or Combined vo luo barite. bauxite, feldspar, iro n ore U97'1J, k-yn.n ite, mica, peat, sand nnd gmv I !indus trial, 1979), and valueo indicoted by symbol W 
 
1,19w2 
7,554 
5,141 
37,864 240 
23,540 
 
$37,71w1 
288,223 
13,207 
106,215 13,637 63 
 
XX 
 
15,307 
 
1,43w5 
8 ,476 NA 
5,378 
41 ,572 
27w7 
 
$51,50w4 
358,654 20 
12,550 
131,959 
15,87w9 
 
XX 
 
17.548 
 
1,335 102 
8,322 NA 
25,014 
40,902 
24w4 
 
$55,117 5,172 
437 ,671 20 
2 10.'192 
154,021 
17,90w3 
 
XX 
 
17,989 
 
Total -- -------- - 
 
XX 474,363 
 
XX 
 
588,114 
 
XX 698,690 
 
NA Not ovllll~bl e. W W ithh~ld to avoid disclosing company proprietary dota; value included with "Combined value" tigurc, XX Nolo pplioablo. 
1 Prod o c:t~on o.s OlCASUr~ by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including consumption by producers). 
'Eoludos Jndu!li rial mnd; vnlu included in "Combined volue" figure. 
 
1 
 
 2 
 
MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79 
 
Table 2.-Value of nonfuel mineral production in Georgia, by county 
(Thousands) 
 
County 
 
BBnnel<.d>wn !u ____________ _ _ 
 
DarHjw --- - --------BBiabrblow_ _ --- - --_ ---_ ----_ 
C4rT(liL _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Chotharn ___ _ 
 
Chamk..,.. ('Jork.., __ _ _ _ _ _ 
 
Clnyton ------------- 
 
C,.bb - - 
 
- 
 
Coffee ____________ . __ 
 
Columbin ____________ _ 
 
Columbus (city I ________ _ 
 
Cool. 
 
C<~W<' . 
 
- 
 
-- - 
 
CDreucwatfourrd_-__-_-_-_--_ ---- __ 
 
De Kalb ______ _ 
 
J.)qu h l!rl.y Puug.l Effinghllll'l 
 
__ _ 
 
EJ,;vlbaolntst ______- ________ _ 
 
Fayette _______ . _____ _ 
 
Fluyd _ 
 
FF<u> lloynth__________ ~ ___ _ 
 
Gilmer______________ _ 
 
Glynn ____ _ 
 
Gordon ___ _ 
 
Gr~nl'l 
Ow1n~ !.t llr~bo>r.lh~ m __ Hn!l _ 
 
-------- 
 
Hart 
 
__ ----- 
 
l1!1uUnHryt.o-n -_----- - ------- 
 
Jnspor 
 
J~ffeiWtl 
 
__ ---- 
 
Jonf9!_ __ _ _ - --- - - ____ _ 
 
Laurens _____________ _ 
 
L~i-nc-o-ln--_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ 
 
.Lt.oownglu_le_a_..__ _ --_ --_ __--_ - 
 
~'dC~:::::-:=-=::::::::-::::-:::::::::: 
Marion _____________ _ Miller ________ ---- --- 
 
MMoonnt"g"p'mcry_ _ _ __ _ __-_-_-_-_ 
 
MQgulrortahyor_ pa _ _________-_-_-_--_-_ 
 
PPia~ukledninog- 
 
-------- --------- 
 
Pinrt~e - - - ----------- ... 
 
Pike _ _ ------- - - 
 
Polk - - - - - ____ 
 
Quilni.D.Il.. __ _ __ - - -  
 
Robuu ____ --- ______ _ 
 
Richmond ____________ _ 
 
Screven _____________ _ 
 
Seminole------------_ 
S]lDI<ling. __ --- --- --Stcph no -- - --- - - -Sumtnr -------------TTaalybl oort ,-_ _-_ _-_ _-_ -_ _- _-_-_-_-_- _ Thomas _____________ _ Tift_ _ ________ ______ 
 
~~~-=~= :::::::::::=::_ 
 
UWWtn~aillotkononr_ 
 
- - - -- - - - -_ _-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_--_ 
 
Ware_______________ _ 
Warren _____________ _ WWihington__ . _____  
 
Whe(!lcr . - - - --------Whitfield - - - - - - ---- 
 
See footnotes at end of table, 
 
1977 
w w w w w w $51wwwwwwwwww1 
w 
6,152 
27wwww2 1,55w4 
w w wIV 1,25www0 w w w w w w w w w w w w w w 3 
-w 
1,83w5 13,75w6 
21ww0 70wwwwww0 75w4 w w w 76,49www4 20w4 80,04w7 
2,380 
 
1978 
 
Minerals produced in 1978 in order of value 
 
wwwww 
$53w6 
2,194 
3,67wwwwwww5 12,93wwww4 
IV 
l:s~ 
2,07w0 
2,623 
w 
w 
72 
1,66wwww3 w wIwwwwV w w 32wwww0 www6 
2,22w0 
15,927 
w w 
1,:fwow6 w w w w w w w 
w 63,23ww9 
20w4 121,23w4 
3,400 
 
Sand and gravel. Stone. Barite, clays. Clays, sand and gravel. Stone. Sand and gravel. 
Do. Stone. 
Do. Stone, sand and gravel Sand and gravel Clays, stone. Stone, sand and gravel, clu.)'s. Sand and gravel Stone, Snnd and grave} Clays, sand and gravel Stone. Sand and gravel Stone, clays, sand and gravel Sand and gravel. Stone, sand and gravel Sand onrl. gravel Stone. Stone, clays. Stone, Cement, stone, clays, sand and gravel Stone Sand and gravel. Stone. Sand and gravel, stone Stone. 
Do. Do Mica. Stone. Cement, cJays, atone Feldspar, stone. Clays. Stone. Sand and gravel Stone, sand and gravel. Kyanite. Sand and gravel. Do. Stone. Do. Sand and gravel Peat. Stone Sand and gravel Talc Stone. Do. Do. 
Sand and gravel. Cement, stone, clays. 
Stone. Clays, stone, sand and gravel Peat. Sand and gravel. Stone. 
Do. Clays, bauxite. Sand and gravel, 
Do. Clays, sand and gravel. 
Stone. Clays. Sand and gravel, stone. Stone, clays. 
Sand and gravel. Clays, stone. Clays. Sand and gravel. Stone. 
 
 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF GEORGIA 
 
3 
 
Table 2.-Value of nonfuel mineral production in Georgia, by county -Continued 
(Thousands) 
 
County 
 
1977 
 
1978 
 
Minerals produced in 1978 in order of value 
 
Wilkinson _ _ _ --- ------ 
 
$43,513 
 
$50,876 
 
Undi~tri buwd2 ______ ___ _ _ __ _ _2_44_,_72_8_ _ _ _ _3_0_3._48_1 
 
Total------------ 
 
3474,363 
 
588,114 
 
Clays. 
 
IV Withheld to uvaid d ;J;<;Jio,;mg rompnny pmpriouuy dutu: included wi th "U udf!ltrlbu lcd." 11'he following count le.are not liEted bocnu.oe n o nonrucl min ~ rol production w11.1 n>ported: Appling. Atkon110n. Baker, Bnnlui, Ben Hill, B<>rrien, Dlt..,klny, BrnniJ.eJ, Brnok>i, BryAn, Bulloch, Burke, Uutl.o, Calhoun, Camden, CR11dJ~r. CaLooou, Charlton Chuunhoochce. ChottooKo, <.:lny, CHnch, Culqulu, Crap, Dodo, OnW60n, Dodge, Dooly Elll'ly, Eahole, Emanuel, rmnin, Frankli n, OhlJloock, Ondy, llnncookLI:furalnon, Harris. !Ieard, Irwin, JI>Ck>ion, ,)ffiT Dnvila. J n kin, John5on, 
Lamar, l.nnlor, l..lbC!rty, Mdluflic, Mcln\oah, M.llCQJ'I, Merlwelhor, Mitchell, Morgan. Museogcc. Nowton, Oodnoo, Peach, Puluk l, Pu\mrm, RandoiJ>h, Hoekdo lo. SchiPy, St~ WHL'I, Tallurerro. rounall, 11'clfnlr, Terrell, 'l'oomba, Town, Trautlo n, Turner, Upson, W Ryne, Web<;tcr, Whi~<l. WUcox, Wilkes. nnd Wotlh. 
'InchHIft gem 81<mesund IIOIIl~ clay lh11t cannot be assigned to specific counties and values indicated by symbol W. 
"Dut.o. do nul nrld to totnlabown bt.cuu.ee of independent rounding. 
 
Table 3.-Indicators of Georgia business activity 
 
1977 
 
1978 
 
1979" 
 
1978-79 
percent change 
 
/.::.:: Em,y,~~~/ti:,~~ ~~: 
 
rm nu~ ~~':_"~~e~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ thousands_ _ 2,254.0 2,309.0 2,334 0 
 
Unempl.,yannnt 
 
_ _________ _ _______ _ __ _ do_ _ _ _ 
 
156.0 
 
131.0 119.0 
 
+1.1 -9.2 
 
EmJ!Ioyment l nllntliiTitull uml~ 
 
~~:~~i~~~trucLion :=~== == ~= ~ ===~~= - 3 == == == ==== = - 'l'raiiHportlllion nnd public utllities_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _do_ _ 
 
73 4941 
91.6 120 3 
 
7.5 5158 101.2 129.1 
 
7.7 
527.1 98.1 136.1 
 
+2.7 +2.2 
-3.1 
+5.4 
 
WholoRillt'nnd ro.lnUtrnde _ __ _ ____ _ ___ _ ______ do_ 
 
443.1 
 
476.0 493.5 
 
+3.7 
 
Finance. msurnnce_. n>n l t&l4te __ .. _ _ _ _ _ _______ _ ___ do_ _ -- 
 
100.0 
 
103.6 107.0 
 
+3.3 
 
ScT'IIceo _ _ _ _  - - - __ _______________ __ __ do_ 
 
286.0 
 
309.1 326.9 
 
+5.B 
 
Government __ _ _______ _ _ _______ _ _______ _ ___ do_ 384 0 _ --~-.:..:..:....:_ _4:.0.:7...:9.:.:__...:.;4;:1..7...:7.._ _..+.;2_;.;4_ 
 
Total nonagricultural employment1 __ _ . __ _ _____ __ _ do__ _ _ 
 
Personal income: 
 
Toual _ 
 
-------- _ - --- ---- __ ____ millions_ _ 
 
P<raa plt.o 
 
--- - --- -- --- --------- -- 
 
ConLructlon notl vity: 
 
Num!K!r ofprivnte nnd pubhe realdnn tml unit.. authorized_ __ ____ __ _ 
 
'""'tl V~t tu u or !U)Rfl'"t!llr.iUnlinl CfJIUilrUCU<n 
 
-  - - - - - - - - - - - millions_ - 
 
VaiiUl orSwte 
 
oonlrncl UWMUI- --- - - - - - - - -- - - - _do_ -- - 
 
Shipm t!nl& ol'-porLiunrJ ond mJUIOnry cona6nt to and within the SLate 
 
thousand short tone_ _ 
 
No!f:~l ~~~.'i~%r:;l~a0~;a~~~ __ _______ _ ___ __ ____ millions_- 
 
Vnlu per carit11, readcnt population __ _ .. _ ______________ _ _ _ Valuo} pcr !!<jUnre mile _ ____ _ ____ _ _______________ ---- 
 
1,926.4 
$30,482 $6,047 
33,543 $473.4 $215.0 
2,261 
$474.4 $94 
$8,057 
 
'2.050.1 2,114.1 
 
$34,465 $38,456 $6,779 $7,515 
 
337,529 $600.0 
NA 
 
42,446 $dl2.4 $286.0 
 
2,409 2,289 
 
$588.1 $698.7 
 
$116 
 
$137 
 
$9,988 $11,867 
 
+3.1 
+11.6 +109 
+13.1 +35.4 
-50 
+ 18.8 +18.1 + 188 
 
PPreliminary. NA Not available. 11ncludes bituminous coal extraction 2DaLa do not add to total shown because of independent rounding. 3Series revised in 1978; data not comparable with those of prior years. 
Sources: V.S. Department of Commerce, U .S. Department of Labor, Highway and Heavy Construction Magazine, and U.S. Bureau of Mines. 
 
Tre~ds and Developments.-Construc tion continued on a new bulk storage warehouse and material handling system at the Georgia Port Authority's Brunswick facility. When the system is completed in 1980, annual throughput capabilities will be 125,000 tons. Market studies indicated that bulk tonnage of materials such as salt cake, 
 
fuller's earth, potash, fertilizers, solar salt, and nitrates will double within 15 years. Most foreign exports of kaolin pass through the Georgia Port Authority's Savannah facility, which also handles significant tonnages of bauxite, kyanite, and zircon sand. 
According to published records, Georgia has produced almost $6 billion worth of 
 
 4 900 
en 
a: 600 
~ 
_J _J 
a 0 z 
0 
_J 
.-J 300 
~ 
 
MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79 
 
TOTAL 
 
. 
 
...... CLAY 
 
0 1977 
 
1980 
 
1985 
 
Figure 1.-Value of clays, and total value of nonfuel mineral production in Georgia. 
 
minerals. To emphasize the importance of minerals to the State, the Cartersville Tourism and Industry Council opened a minerals and mining museum in 1979 that illustrates the mineral heritage of the Bartow County area and the rest of Georgia, while emphasizing the economic aspects of mineral production in Georgia. The museum is of interest to all ages, and many of the exhibits are participatory in nature. 
Legislation and Government Programs.-Work continued at the Federal Bureau of Mines Engineering Laboratory in Boulder City, Nev., on the development of an economically viable process for extracting alumina from kaolin; Thiele Kaolin Co. supplied the kaolin from a mine in Washington County. During the first quarter of 1978, a 10-day miniplant test run was conducted using the hydrochloric acid (HCI) leach process with gas sparging crystallization. 
A mineral appraisal team from the Federal Bureau of Mines' Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) completed a field survey in the proposed Ellicot Rock Wilder- 
 
ness Area, which includes portions of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, and in the proposed Cohutta Wilderness Area, Georgia. Reports for the Cohutta Area and the Big Frog Wilderness Study Area, which includes portions of Tennessee and Georgia, were completed and submitted for publication. 
EFOC personnel inventoried active and abandoned mine locations in the State for updating the Bureau's Mineral Industry Location System, a computerized data storage and retrieval system that contains mine locations and other pertinent data for the Nation's mineral industry. 
In a report prepared for the Bureau, Zellars-Williams, Inc., evaluated the phosphate resources in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Georgia's phosphate resources are located in the Savannah area and south-central Georgia. The study identified resources of 15.1 billion tons of in-place ore, with a weighted average P.O, content of8.6%. 
During the biennium, work continued on Georgia's Coastal Zone Management Pro- 
 
 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF GEORGIA 
 
5 
 
gram, and the State received a $553,436 grant to complete program development. A legal analysis and authorities paper was submitted to the Office of Coastal Zone Management in December 1978. However, in 1979, the Governor notified the U .S. Department of Commerce that the incentives offered for participation in the program were basically insufficient, and the State was dropping out of the program. The State is expected to develop and administer its own coastal management program to fit the State's needs. 
In similar action, the Governor notified the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining that Georgia does not plan to develop a program consistent with the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. It was felt that the small number of coal mines in the State did not justify participation by the State in the program. 
A 1979 study, commissioned by the Georgia Institute of Technology, concluded that the imposition of severance taxes on Georgia's mineral producers would be inappropriate because (1) revenues generated by severance taxes would be more than offset by a reduction in sales, (2) for those Georgia minerals sold locally, severance taxes would be passed on directly as a regressive tax, and (3) many of the marginal mineral reserves in Georgia would not be mined, with resulting waste of resources. 
The State legislature passed a bill to provide for permitting and inspection of dams constructed in the State. The legislation, which included settling ponds and impoundments constructed for mineral op- 
 
era:tions, became effective July 1, 1978, and requires that dam construction, modification, and inspection be the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The law requires certification by both a geologist and an engineer, stating that the dam design is safe and adequate to meet State standards. 
The Georgia Division of Geology and Water Resources was reorganized as part of an economy move in the Department of Natural Resources. The Division was reassigned to a branch-level function, renamed the Georgia Geologic Survey, and placed under the Environmental Protection Division. 
The Georgia Geologic Survey continued basic mapping, ground water investigations, airborne geophysical surveys, and environmental atlas work initiated in previous years. The Survey assisted the mineral industry in Georgia by evaluating (1) construction materials of the Georgia Coastal Plain, (2) geology and mineral resources of the mafic and ultramafic rocks of Georgia, (3) uranium and thorium in selected sands of coastal Georgia, and (4) uranium in graphitic phyllites and other selected rocks in the Georgia Piedmont and Blue Ridge. 
At yearend, all but four of the 1,016 7-112minute quadrangles that cover the State had been published, and the remaining four were completed in single-copy, advance sheet format. 
During the period, the Georgia Institute of Technology was designated by the Secretary of the Interior as a State Mining and Mineral Resources and Research Institute pursuant to Title III of Public Law 95-87. 
 
REVIEW BY NONFUEL MINERAL COMMODITIES 
 
NONMETALS 
Nonmetals accounted for nearly all of the State's total mineral production value in 1978 and 1979. The principal nonmetals produced, in descending order of value, were clays, crushed stone, cement, dimension stone, and sand and gravel. 
Barite.-Georgia ranked fourth nationally in the production of primary barite. Production in 1978 decreased, while value rose. Production in 1979 remained at about the same level as that of 1978. Barite production was limited to the Cartersville district in Bartow County in the northwestern part of the State. Although 23 companies have produced barite from the district, 
 
only two, New Riverside Ochre Co. and Paga Mining Co., are presently active. The barite concentrates were used in the manufacture of chemicals, as fillers and extenders in paint and rubber products, as a weighting material in drilling muds, and in glassmaking, flux, and heavy products. In 1978, New Riverside Ochre Co. and Paga Mining Co. conducted a drilling program for barite on jointly owned land in the Cartersville district; significant barite reserves reportedly were proven. 
Paga Mining Co. maintained a 35-acre park in an abandoned barite mining area in the historic Cartersville District in northwest Georgia. Numerous trails allow access to geologic exposures that relate to barite 
 
 Table 4.-Georgia: Kaolin sold or used by producers, by kind and use 
 
0:. 
 
(Shorttolll!) 
 
1977 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
Uoe 
 
Airfloat 
 
UnproceMed 
 
Waterwaahed1 
 
Total 
 
Airfloat 
 
Unproceeaed 
 
Waterwaahed1 
 
Total 
 
Airfloat 
 
Unproceeaed 
 
Waterwaohed1 
 
Total 
 
Domestic: 
 
Adhesives -- --- ---- ------ -- --- 38,582 
 
-- 18,998 57,580 39,053 
 
- - 17,165 56,208 36,553 
 
-- 
 
8,191 44,744 
 
AlauimliL(a_l_um_i_n_um__s_ul_fa_t_e)_a_n_d_o_th_e_r _ch_e_m_i 
 
243 
 
214,941 20,831 236,015 
 
216,860 23,150 240,010 
 
200 
 
245,004 
 
8,181 253,385 
 
AAsnpimhaalltfteileeda_nd--l-in-o-le-u-m--_-__-_--__--_ -__-_- 
Catalysts (oil refining)_____ --- __ --- 
 
w 
36,128 
w 
 
----- 
 
-- 
 
w 
 
w 
 
36,128 37,004 
 
w 87,046 
 
w 
 
2,980 
-- 
 
w 
w 39,984 50,401 
 
w 
38,871 
w 
 
4,670 
w 
 
-- 
 
w 
 
43,541 
 
w 62,171 
 
China and dinnerware; crockery and earth 
 
Eleenc'tllri'8cla'el 
 
--- ------------- -- 
porcelain - - - -- - - _ ___ - 
 
- 
- 
 
- 
- 
 
FFiabceerbgrlaicsks a_n_d_m__in-er-a-l w- o-o-l -__-_--_ -_-_-__-_- 
 
Firebrick, block., aha~- ___________ 
 
Floor and wall tile, ceramic _______ _ - 
 
:Flue lininp and llig!Palumins bride __ __ 
 
18,459 
w w 
58,221 
14,177 
w 
39,327 
 
-- 
31.980 13,904 14,i68 
 
18,121 
w w 
23,457 
w 
 
36,580 23,147 
32,412 
58,221 51,538 
8,725 53,495 
 
23,717 
w w 
101,871 
1,083 
w 
41,687 
 
3 ,486 32,400 14,123 14,994 
 
20,287 
w w 
-- 
w 
 
47,490 
15,569 32,506 
101,871 
15,206 21,472 56,681 
 
15,707 16,894 
267 109,807 
536 
w 
41,195 
 
3,398 18,500 11,ii2 13,043 
 
18,830 
55 2,393 
w 
-- 
 
37,935 16,894 18,822 
112,200 
11,848 13,248 
54,238 
 
.zt.(. 
t'\1 
>:Ill 
F;; 
 
Ft>undry sand_ ___ - - - - - - - - - - G lazes, glasa, e namel&, bobby ceramks.. -Gnllll' and crudes, refractory___ _ - - - -- 
1Knikln-f-ur-n-it-ur-e-, -m-o-rta-r-, c-e-m-e-n-t -_ -__--_-__-_PMaeidnitc_al_, _ph_a_rm_ a_c_e_ut_ic_a_l,_o_oo_m_e_tic_____ ______ _ Pa~rooatiog _________________ 
Pa~rfilling ---------------- - - 
P~la~sgtian-n-~--~--::-:-:-:-:--:-:-:-::-:-:-:- -: -: 
Roofing and structural tile ______ __ __ 
~-- ---------- ----- -- -- - 
&ullUuyware ---------------- - 
 
1,798 11,590 
3,02w4 w 13,745 
12,413 63,918 144,690 
8,212 
5,92w1 
35,561 73,204 108,616 
 
w 
 
100 
-- 
 
1,89w8 
 
295,418 
w 
---- 
 
w w 
98,754 
 
298,442 
w 12,000 1,842 
111,167 
 
-- 1,748,921 1,812,839 
 
-- 650,942 795,632 
 
-- 65,096 58,308 
 
-- -- 
 
w 5,921 19,590 
 
-- 
 
35,561 
 
--w 
 
w 9,037 82,241 142,119 
 
2,489 
w 
22,333 
w w 
167,004 106,119 
3,596 4,777 
w 
1,526 65,321 103,578 
 
9,078 
 
11,567 
 
-- 
 
w 
 
318,042 
w 
-- 
 
w 340,375 745 
w 18,316 1,091 
 
== 119,058 119,058 2,068,225 2,235,229 
 
- - 654,952 761,071 
 
-- 58,423 62,019 
 
w 
 
- - 4,777 -- 26,877 
 
-- 
 
1,526 
 
--w 10,562 75,883 
w 103,632 
 
77w0 w 18,533 
w 
10,651 61,872 86,853 2,436 
7,98w8 
77,303 117,074 
 
-- 
 
-- 
 
77w0 
 
4oo,iio 
w 
 
17 
w w 
 
w 418,820 34,681 2,036 
 
109,273 119,924 
 
-- 2,212,338 2,274,210 
 
-- 771,452 858,305 
53,487 55,923 
 
15,284 
 
w 23,272 12,846 
 
4,995 
 
4,995 
 
--w w 11,6-15 88,918 128,400 
 
>< 
>t'\1 
:Ill tid 0 0 
-~ 
c1c-' 
-:I 00 
I 
-:I 
cc 
 
Miscellaneous airllcet: 
 
Fertillier , oil and ~ abeorl>om~t 
 
-ted proadbuecotarb. eunntkan. opwesntic_id_e_s_an_d_ ___ 
 
p!r Mlecellaneous, unproc.... 
 
Gc 
 
products, common brick (19791, 
 
er pole (1979), II!Wer 
 
(1979), 
 
a'9ffiY_ ~e-~~~:_~~--~_t 
 
15,725 
-- 
 
-- 
31,951 
 
15,725 15,219 
 
-- 
 
-- 15,219 
 
5,356 
 
-- 
 
5,356 
 
'22,039 
 
38,176 
 
-- 38,176 
 
-- 
 
23,891 
 
- - 23,891 
 
 Miscellaneous, water-washed: Gypeum prodllda, pesticides and related proclueta 11979), waterproofing and oealing, unknown, otM.r _ __ __ ____ 
Undistributed ----- ------------ 
 
_ 85,632 
 
_ _ 101,006 101,006 
 
_ _ 
 
__ 65,406 
 
2 132,164 
 
_ _ 102,739 
 
86,964 86,964 85,446 2185,718 
 
_ _ 49,424 
 
_ _ 92,563 
 
65,087 65,087 63,142 289,021 
 
Total -- -- - ---------- _ ___ 784,186 602,362 2,810,669 4,197,217 868,541 747,878 3,144,222 4,760,641 698,290 832,730 3,344,061 4,875,081 
 
ExP~admrt _y_a_a_n_d ____ ______ -__-_-_-_-_--_-__-_-_-_--_ 
Pa~ramtmg ___ ____ _________ _ _ 
Pa~rfilling ---- --------- --- -- 
P~ ~l'a!~at~l~ c~et;-- d---=-=--=--:--:--:--:--:--:----:--::--:----:--::----- --- 
Total 
 
8,423 
8,300 
11-59--82 
17,073 
 
148,406 
---------- 
-3,8--5-0 
152,256 
 
30;ii.:t 507,511 31,081 20,348 
1,739 
-862 
24,853 
617,064 
 
148,406 30.714 507,517 39,454 20,348 10,039 
,_. 1,060 
28,855 
786,393 
 
1,295 
3,164 
8,798 
1. ,,5_5_72_ 
14,816 
 
113,873 
-- 
113,873 
 
23,348 523,629 46,900 18,401 
1,948 
- -740 
27,539 
642,505 
 
113,873 24,643 523,629 50,064 18,401 10,746 
---747 
29,091 
771,194 
 
17,999 1,082 
7-8 
19,159 
 
------ 
276,037 
17-2,0. 6-9 
448,106 
 
12,151 580,435 52,859 23,324 
4,.7...18.54.1.3 
 
30,150 580,436 
63,941 23,324 276,037 
2_1. 9_,.92_22_10. 
 
716,763 1,184,028 
 
~ 
=t"1l 
z.a..:.: 
 
Grand total 
 
801,259 754,618 3,427,733 4,983,610 883,357 861,751 3,786,727 5,531,835 717,449 1,280,836 4,060,824 6,059,109 
 
:>t"=1l 
 
W Withheld to avoid clisc:looing company proprietary data; included with "Undistributed." 
'Includes calcined and delaminated. "Incomplete total; remainder included in totals for specific uses. 
 
z.1.:.".' 
 
c1:::1 
 
Ul 
 
:~= 
 
>< 
 
0 "'!.1 
 
0 
t"1l 
:0= 
0.... > 
 
-.:::! 
 
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MINERAlS YEARBOOK, .1978-79 
 
mineralization and the major rock types in the area. Also areas can be reached that illustrate three distinct periods of mining. Pick, shovel, and wheelbarrow; steam shovel; and hydraulic mining. All exposures and mining areas are identified. A large geologic map with an explanatory text describing the stratigraphy and structure of the area is located at a scenic point. This park was approved by the Georgia Mined Land Reclamation Branch. 
Cement.-Three companies, Medusa Cement Co., Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co., and Martin Marietta Corp., produced portland and masonry cement from plants located in Houston, Polk, and Fulton Counties, respectively. 
End use of portland cement in 1978 was ready-mix concrete (49.1%), concrete products (16.5%), and highway contractors (15.3%); the balance was for other uses. The majority of shipments were made by truck. 
Masonry cement production and value increased in 1978, then decreased slightly in 1979. Masonry cement constitutes a small fraction of total production. 
Raw materials used were mainly cement rock, limestone, and clay, with smaller amounts of shale, sandstone, sand, iron ore, and gypsum. 
The Department of Energy's Economic Regulatory Administration issued orders to the Atlanta cement facility of Martin Marietta Corp. prohibiting the use of oil and natural gas as a primary fuel. When the conversion is completed, the company will use an estimated 84,000 tons of coal per year. 
Clays.-Georgia continued to lead the Nation in the production of clay. Total clay production and value increased in 1978; in 1979, production decreased while value increased. Clays mined in the State, in order of decreasing value, were kaolin, fuller's earth, and common clay. 
Georgia led the Nation in production of kaolin. The State's industry in 1978 was composed of 21 companies operating 56 mines along the Fall Line kaolin belt in east-central Georgia. Production in 1978 totaled 5.5 million tons, valued at $325.3 million; in 1979, production was 6.1 million tons, valued at $404.2 million. Major uses for premium-grade kaolin were paper coating and filler applications. Most of the water-washed kaolin producers increased capacity in 1979 and plan further expansion in the future. 
Many of the kaolin producers announced 
 
plans to expand their capacity over the next few years. Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corp. plans to spend over $20 million to upgrade and expand facilities at Mcintyre and add 100,000 tons per year to their capacity. The project is scheduled for completion early in 1981. Freeport Kaolin Corp. plans to spend $22 million to increase production by 100,000 tons per year at Gordon. Anglo-American Clays Corp. was developing a calcined kaolin product that is expected to increase production by 30,000 tons per year. The high brightness, low abrasion calcined clays produced are used in paper filling and coating. Nord Kaolin Co. announced a second-stage expansion at its Jeffersonville operation. The project, to take 4 years, includes installation of a magnetic separator, a new spray dryer, and an expanded crude clay blending and processing system. Capacity is expected to increase to 300,000 tons per year by the end of 1980. 
The largest bagged shipment of kaolin in history was exported by Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corp. Approximately 17,000 metric tons of kaolin was shipped from Engelhard's central Georgia mining operation to Savannah, Ga. The kaolin was destined for Japan, where it was used in manufacturing a premium-grade paper stock. 
Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corp. completed a $9 million expansion for making fluidized-bed cracking catalysts at the Attapulgus, Ga., facility. Kaolin mined in Mcintyre, Ga., is fractionated, and special grades are sent for catalyst processing 200 miles away at the Attapulgus catalyst plant. The new expansion increased the plant capacity to 100 to 150 tons per day, depending on the type of catalyst produced. 
Georgia ranked first in the Nation in the production of fuller's earth. In 1978, seven companies in Decatur, Houston, Jefferson, and Thomas Counties produced a total of 618,805 tons, valued at $27.1 million; production and value increased slightly in 1979 over that of 1978. 
Anschutz Minerals Corp., a subsidiary of the Denver-based Anschutz Corp., purchased a fuller's earth operation near Ochlocknee in Thomas County in the southwestern fuller's earth district. The plant, previously operated by Cherokee Industries and later by Control Packaging, Inc., was expanded to a 100,000-ton-per-year capacity. 
Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corp. increased capacity at its Attapulgus fuller's 
 
 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF GEORGIA 
 
9 
 
earth plant. Output was doubled, and further expansions were underway in late 1979. Fuller's earth products have been finding increasing application in liquid fertilizers, paints, and oil well drilling muds. 
Common clay and shale, used in brick, cement, and tile, was produced by 12 companies operating 19 pits in 10 counties. Production in 1978 increased 16.9% to 2.3 million tons, with value increasing 56.0% to $6.2 million. In 1979, production decreased 
 
to 1.6 million tons valued at $4.7 million. Atlanta Brick and Tile Co., a subsidiary of 
the Jenkins Brick Co., announced plans for a $2 million expansion in the Atlanta area. Atlanta Brick and Tile will construct a new tunnel kiln that will double brick capacity and raise employment to 130. 
Feldspar.-Georgia ranked third nationally in the production of feldspar. Highpotash feldspar was mined from weathered pegmatite at the Monticello mine in Jasper 
 
Table 5.-Georgia: Kaolin sold or used by producers, by kind 
(Short tons) 
 
Kind 
::-::::-:=-== Aidloa 
CDaellcaimneinda_te:d:_:_: __:: __:: :_::_: ________ Unproc.......J____ ___ ____ Walerwashed _____ --- ____ 
To~l ----------------- 
 
1977 
 
Quantity 
 
Value 
 
882,228 656,058 420,133 308,087 2,717,104 
 
$20,709,493 57,668,552 28,960,143 1,077,116 
153,449,022 
 
4,983,610 261,864,326 
 
1978 
 
Quantity 
 
Value 
 
883,357 858,312 398,343 317,975 3,073.848 
 
$21,893,179 76,481,595 31,954,998 1,339,717 
193.596,761 
 
5,531,835 325,266,260 
 
1979 
 
Quantity 
 
Value 
 
717,449 920,961 358,293 359,875 3,702,531 
 
$20,483,169 91,925,829 31,891,253 2,483,198 
267,402.172 
 
6,059,109 404,185,621 
 
Table 6.-Georgia: Kaolin sold or used by producers, by use 
(Short tons) 
 
Use 
 
1977 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
Domestic: 
 
Adhesi ves ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
Chemii:all! - --- - - ------ - ----------- ---- Fibergl.-...,Wld mineral wool - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
57,580 236,015 
58,221 
 
56,208 240,010 101,871 
 
44,744 253.885 112,200 
 
FFlioreobrrainckd, wblaolcl kt,ilsoh,ocpeer!llttn-i-c -_--_--_-_ --------- ---_-_-_-_-_- -_ 
 
51,538 8,725 
 
15,206 21,472 
 
U.648 13,248 
 
Paint ------ _ ------ - ---------------- 
~Pajp<~!l'c~ou~ting::-:::-:::-::_-::-==:-:_:-:_:-:_-:::-=::-:::-: :-:-::-_--~-::-::- :: 
 
111,167 1,812,839 
795,632 58,308 
 
119,053 2,235,229 
761,071 62,019 
 
11\1.924 
2,274,210 868,305 65,923 
 
Rubber - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - Sallilo.ry ware - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
82,241 142,119 
 
75,883 103,632 
 
88,918 128,400 
 
Whitewan' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
42,501 
 
47,490 
 
:17,935 
 
Othor __ - - - - - --- _ ---- -- --- ___ ------- 
 
740,331 
 
921,492 
 
876,241 
 
Exports __ - - --- ___ - - - - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - - -- 7.86.,.3.93:.---- -77-1',-1-9'4-----"-:.1...1.8:4.,1.-!28 
 
To~] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 
 
4,983,610 
 
5,531,835 
 
6,059,109 
 
Table 7.-Georgia: Kaolin sold or used by producers, by county 
(Thouaand short tons and thousand dollars) 
 
County 
STuwmigtgesr__ _- _- -_-_-_ Warren _ ___ ___ Washington _____ Wilkinson ______ Other counties1 __ 
TotaL ______ 
 
Number of 
mines 
 
1977 Quantity 
 
Value 
 
w 
 
w 
 
w 
 
6 
w 
 
w 1.343 
w 
 
76.494 
 
li 
 
1,542 80,o47 
 
6 
 
759 43.513 
 
4 
 
1,340 61,810 
 
21 
 
4,984 261,864 
 
Number of 
mines 
w 5 
w 
9 6 9 
 
1978 
Quantity 
w 
1,078 
w 
2,004 808 
1,642 
 
Value 
w 
63,239 
w 
121,234 50,876 89,917 
 
29 
 
5,532 325,266 
 
Number of 
mines 
 
1979 Quantity 
 
Value 
 
w 
 
w 
 
w 
 
6 
 
1,193 77,218 
 
3 
 
697 38,916 
 
6 
 
1,902 131,949 
 
6 
 
924 69,128 
 
7 
 
1,343 86,974 
 
28 
 
6,059 404,186 
 
W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprie~ry da~; included in "Other counties." 1lncludes Columbia (1977), Houston, and Richmond Counties, and data indicated by symbol W . 
 
 10 
 
MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79 
 
County by The Feldspar Corp. Production in 1978 increased 8.3%, while value increased 41.7%; 1979 production and value increased 7.3% and 12.8%, respectively, over that of 1978. 
In 1979, The Feldspar Corp. opened a new mine in Greene County. Ore is shipped by truck to the processing plant at Monticello. The plant is expected to be moved to the new mine in the early 1980's. 
Gypsum.-Calcined gypsum and gypsum board products were produced by three firms from raw materials mined in other states. National Gypsum Co. and the Flintkote Co. in Chatham County, and the Gypsum Div. of Georgia-Pacific Corp. in Glynn County produced wallboard, cement retarder, fillers, and agricultural sand additives. American Cyanamid Co. recovered gypsum as a byproduct in a titanium plant in Savannah. 
Kyanite-Mullite.-Geotgia ranked second nationally in the production of kyanite. C-E Minerals, Inc., a division of Combustion Engineering, Inc., operated a surface mining operation and a flotation plant at Graves Mountain in Lincoln County. Production increased in 1978 and 1979. 
Synthetic mullite, a product of sintering a mixture of aluminous and siliceous materials and aluminum silicate refractory grogs, was produced by Mulcoa Div. of C-E Minerals, Inc., in Sumter County. 
Lime.-Although Georgia has abundant resources of high-quality limestone, none has been developed. Georgia's 1978 lime requirements were imported from surrounding States; consumption in 1978 increased slightly. 
Mica.-Franklin Mineral Products Co., Inc., mined flake mica from an open pit 
 
mine in Hart County. Both production and value decreased in 1978 and again in 1979. The mica is ground for use as an extender and filler in various products including paint, wall paper, and rubber products. 
Peat.-Two companies in Miller and Screven Counties produced peat for use as a potting medium and general soil conditioner. Production and value increased in 1978, and maintained the same level in 1979. 
Perlite.-Armstrong Cork Co. expanded perlite at a plant near Macon in Bibb County. The product was used in acoustical tile, pipe insulation, and other lightweight insulating material. Raw material was obtained from mines in the Western United States. 
Sand and Gravei.-Sand and gravel was produced in 1978 by 45 companies, operating 48 mines in 33 counties; industry structure was the same in 1979. Leading counties were Chatham, Crawford, Talbot, and Taylor. Although production increased, a lower unit value of $2.33 in 1978 compared with $2.57 in 1977, resulted in a lower total value. In 1979, unit value increased to $2.63 while production increased only slightly. Shipments were primarily by truck. 
Stone.-Crushed stone production in 1978 increased for the fourth straight year but decreased slightly in 1979. Georgia ranked first in the production of dimension stone, which also had a slight increase in unit value. Dimension stone produced included granite, marble, and sandstone. Crushed stone produced included limestone, granite, marble, sandstone, and slate. In 1978, 51 companies produced crushed and/or dimension stone at 99 quarries; in 19'/9, 64 companies produced from 112 quarries. Although most dimension stone quarries produced 
 
Table 8.-Georgia: Construction sand and gravel sold or used, by major use category 
 
1977 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
Use 
 
~uantity 
( ousand 
short tons) 
 
Value (thou sands) 
 
Value per ton 
 
~uantity ( ousand 
short tons) 
 
Value (thou sands) 
 
Value 
per ton 
 
~uantity ( ousand 
short tons) 
 
Value (thou sands) 
 
Value per ton 
 
Concrete a[gregatc __ ___ Plaster an gunite sands __ Concrete products ______ Asphaltic concrete _ _____ Roadbase and coverings_ __ Fill ------ -- ----- -Snow and ice controL ____ Railroad ballast __ _ _ ___ Other uses _ ____ ___ ___ 
Total 1 or average ___ 
 
2,896 NA 270 
639 
300 
645 
NwA 60 
 
$6,300 NA 642 
2,114 
590 753 
NwA 97 
 
4,809 10,496 
 
$2.18 NA 2.37 3.31 1.97 1.17 
NwA 
1.35 
2.18 
 
2,994 
196 316 471 377 737 
 
$5,915 320 774 
1,602 809 866 
 
$1.98 1.63 2.45 3.40 2.15 1.18 
 
24 3.50 5,097 10,310 2.02 
 
3,348 230 256 360 393 353 
w 
 
$6,670 418 660 
1,249 1,165 
45w4 
 
70 
 
178 
 
5,014 10,792 
 
$1.99 1.81 2.58 3.47 2.93 
1.2w9 
2.54 
2.15 
 
NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Other usee." 1Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding. 
 
 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF GEORGIA 
 
11 
 
relatively small tonnage, 21 crushed stone quarries each produced in excess of 900,000 tons of stone per year. Of the total stone tonnage, 91% was produced by eight companies. 
Crushed stone was produced at 64 quarries in 1978 and 67 quarries in 1979. Leading producers were Vulcan Materials Co., Martin Marietta Aggregates, and Ivy Corp. Shipments were mainly by truck, followed by railroad, waterway, and other. Crushed stone was used mainly for dense road base, concrete and bituminous aggregate, railroad ballast, and cement manufacture. 
Dimension stone was produced at 37 quarries in 1978 and 46 quarries in 1979 for rough monumental stone, dressed monumental stone, and rough blocks. The State's dimension granite industry was centered in Elbert C'-0unty, northeast of Atlanta, while the dimension marble and sandstone industries were located in Pickens County, north of Atlanta. 
Martin Marietta Aggregates completed an $8.5 million expansion program at its Macon, Ga., crushed stone plant. Capacity of the operation increased from 1,000 to more than 1,500 tons per hour. Principal elements of the expansion were a $3.1 million gyratory crusher, a $2.4 million expansion of stone-sizing facilities, a $1.5 million improvement of rail and truckloading facilities, and a new $1.5 million electric shovel. 
Rosario Resources, Inc., sold its wholly owned subsidiary, Dixie Lime and Stone Co., to Florida Rock Industries, Inc. Three active crushed stone quarries and one inactive quarry in Georgia, and one dolomite quarry in Florida were included for a reported $12 million. 
The Georgia Marble Co., a subsidiary of 
 
Jim Walters Corp., and the Nation's largest producer of crushed marble, began work to divert the East Branch of Long Swamp Creek at the company's New York Mine at Marble Hill, Ga. The relocation of the creek will allow development of a new portal and shorter mileage distance into the lower levels of the New York Mine. Output is used for extender and filler applications. 
The Tate Div. of the Georgia Marble Co. opened a new dimension marble quarry at the southern end of the Tate quarry complex. The general area in Pickens County has been the scene of dimension marble quarrying since the 1840's. The new quarry will produce Cherokee-type marble, the principal variety of marble quarried in the district. 
The outlook for the crushed stone industry is cautious optimism; for large operations there is sufficient work to run through 1980, while small operators do not have the advantage of long-term contracts. The expansion of Hartsfield International Airport near Atlanta, improvements to the Interstate system, and subway construction in the Atlanta area indicate continued demand for crushed stone. 
Talc.-The Southern Talc Co. produced talc from two underground mines in the Fort Mountain area of Murray County. The crude talc was trucked to the Chatsworth mill where it was ground for use in ceramics, insecticides, roofing, rubber, and various other products. 
METALS 
Bauxite.-Georgia was one of three bauxite-producing States in the Nation. Production decreased in 1978 and 1979. Bauxite was used in refractories and aluminum-based chemicals. 
 
Table 9.-Georgia: Sand and gravel sold or used by producers, by use 
 
1977 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
Quantity 
 
Quantity 
 
Quantity 
 
Use 
 
(thous- Vulue Value (thous- Value Value (tho us- Value Value 
 
and (thou- per 
 
and (thou- per 
 
and (thou- per 
 
short sands) ton 
 
short sands) ton 
 
short sands) ton 
 
tons) 
 
tons) 
 
tons) 
 
C',unSsl=rudc_llo_n_.__________ _ Oravel __ 
Tota_l' or nvernge. _ _ _ __ lndwstrlnl omnd___ - - - - 
Grand tot.al1 or average _ 
 
3,496 $6,762 1,3 13 3,735 
4,809 10,496 332 2,711 
5,141 13,207 
 
$1.93 2.84 
2.18 8.17 
2.57 
 
4,220 $7,539 877 2,770 
5,097 10,310 281 2,242 
5,378 12,550 
 
W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. 'Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding. 
 
$1.79 3.!6 
2.02 7 98 
2.33 
 
4,110 $7,736 904 3,057 
 
5,014 
w w 
 
10,792 
w w 
 
$1.88 3.38 
2.15 
w w 
 
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MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79 
 
Table 10.-Georgia: Crushed stone' sold or used by producers, by use 
(Thousand short tons and thouBBnd dollars) 
 
1977 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
Use Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 
 
Agricultural limestone _ ______ - - -- ---- - - - 
 
Concrete aggregate - - - - - - - - - - -- - --_ 
 
Bituminous ntrgr.cglille _ _____ - - -- - - - - - - - - 
 
MDeancsacd~armadBoo!lgrrot.a'ld!lbltne se- 
 
---stone 
 
-- -_ -- 
 
---- -- 
 
_ 
 
_ 
 
_ 
 
_ 
 
_ _ 
 
__ __ 
 
Su rfllco treatment aggregate - - - - - ----_--- 
..i:r ========= OLhcr construction aggregate and roadstone _ _ _ _ _ 
~~~:..nd ~t~~~ ===== Manu(acturoo rrnc oggregnl.e(atone sond) - - ____ 
Crummt mnnufocturc_ _____ __ ----- ____ 
~oi~"J~~;I':_'"::::_:::::::::=::_: =:::: :::::: 
 
Wghtweight aggregme - ----- ------- ___ ___ 
 
Other uSC!I'- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 
 
229 '7,219 6,287 
9,750 687 
5,515 89 
2,745 469 
1,304 79 
w 
3,491 
 
695 '20,217 16,524 
25,618 1,588 
14,161 284 
6,130 913 
2,370 166 
2,400 15,149 
 
193 7,338 
7,32w0 
11,576 855 
5,996 152 
2,566 945 
1,668 
w 
2,962 
 
604 23 ,433 21,587 
453 34,214 2,670 17,305 
561 6,821 2,742 3,305 
w 
18,263 
 
453 6,992 7,328 
8,158 1,857 9,051 
120 2,823 
345 
1,51w8 2w0 
2,237 
 
2,219 25,530 25,601 
26,289 5,986 30,428 
471 8,080 1,163 
3,34w3 30w0 
24,609 
 
Total' - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - --- 
 
37,864 106,215 41,572 131,959 40,902 154,021 
 
' Revied. W With held to avoid di!icla.<ing com puny proprlet.nry dam; included with "Other uses." 1lncludaa llmOBtono, granite, mnrbl~. s.n<lstone und alnte. ' Includes stone uBI!d for filter  tono, terrazzo nn d exposed aggregate, obrlll!ives (1979), whiting (1979), other filler , r oofing ~anuln (19"77-78J, building products (1977-781, unapecllied uses, nnd UOO!l indicated by symbol W. ' Data mny not lldd to totals shown becai.UIO of independent roun ding. 
 
Table H.-Georgia: Dimension stone' sold or used by producers, by use 
 
Use 
 
Short 
 
tons 
 
Rough blocks ___ _ Irregular-shaped 
stone__ _ _ ___ _ Rubble _ __ _ ___ _ 
 
Rough monumental 
 
Rough nagging _ __ 
 
Dressed monumen 
 
tal Other 
 
u~ 
 
:.:: 
 
.. 
 
:::: 
 
Total3 __ ___ _ 
 
17,025 
43,568 '13,103 '148,196 
3,162 
11,919 3,488 
240,461 
 
1977 Cubic feet (thousands) 
163 
493 137 1,506 35 
135 41 
2,511 
 
Value (thousands) 
 
Short 
tons 
 
$509 
1,510 130 
5,642 123 
4,541 1,182 
13,637 
 
44,309 
33,432 21,940 
133,95w3 
14,436 29,211 
277,281 
 
1978 Cubic feet (thousands) 
434 
359 246 
1,35w1 
164 324 
2,877 
 
Value (thousands) 
 
Short tons 
 
$1,239 
1,031 271 
5,22w3 
5,714 2,400 
15,879 
 
53 ,551 
37,961 11,938 
111,84w6 
7,688 21,406 
244,390 
 
1979 Cubic feet (thousands) 
511 
428 136 
1,14w6 
75 240 
2,535 
 
Value (thousands) 
$1,545 
1,727 181 
5,60w6 
1,673 7,176 
17,908 
 
'Revised. W WiLhlu:Ud to nvold disclosing commpany proprietary dn tn; included with "Other uses." 1Inc1udes 11meston.t, gnmite, mn.rblo, .sandstone, and d.latc. 2lncludes ntone U!le(l CDr cut !ltone, su wod stone, cwbing, dressed Ouggi ng (1979), and uses indicated by symbol W. 3Data may not add to tota ls shown bncnul!C of indeptmdent rounding. 
 
Gold.-With the increase in the price of gold in 1979, panning and dredging of stream gravels increased. Several major gold producers initiated exploration programs in the State. 
Iron Ore.-There was no reported production of iron ore in 1978 or 1979. Depletion of known shallow reserves and high reclamation costs were given as reasons for cessation of operations in 1977. 
Iron Oxide Pigments.-Georgia was one of four States with crude iron oxide pigment production and ranked second nationally. Ochre and umber production by the New 
 
Riverside Ochre Co. was produced from surface mined material in Bartow County. 
Titanium-Zirconium.-Heavy minerals mined and concentrated in Florida were shipped to the Folkston plant, owned by Humphrey's Mining Co., for ilmenite and zircon recovery. The Folkston plant has used Florida concentrate since 1978, when the Georgia deposits were depleted. 
1State mineral specialist, Bureau of Mines, Tuecal0088, Ala. 
2State geologist, Georgia Geologic Survey, Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. 
 
 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF GEORGIA 
 
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Table 12.-Principal producers 
 
Commodity and company 
Barite, primary: NewRivenideOchreCo ----------PagaMiningCo ---------------- 
BawA<mitee:rican Cyanamid Co___________ _ 
C.EMinerala,Inc --------------Cement: 
Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co __ _ Martin Mariette Cement Corp_______ _ 
MediiB&CementCo -------------- 
Clay~: 
American Indllltrial Clay Co_____ - - __ 
Engelhard Minerals & Chemical Corp __ - 
FreeportKaolinCo -------------J. M. Huber Co ---------------Feldspar: The Feldspar Corp ____ -- ______ --- 
G~mFiintkote Co ___________ -- __ _ 
Georgia Pacific Corp_____________ _ 
NatlonaiGypaumCo ------------Kyanite: 
C.EMinerala,Inc ---------- - ---Mica: 
Franklin Mineral Produda Co., Inc_---Peat: 
SbepPeatCo ------------Perlite, upended: 
Amwtro111Corlr.Co -------------- 
a.:! Sand ~,.;.n Sand Co ______ ----- 
Colwall Construction Co - - - - - - - - - -Crawford CollDty Mininr Co., Inc _____ _ 
o . - Silica Mining Co_ _____ ------ 
Howard Sand Co---------------StoFnelo: rida Rock Jndllltrieo, Inc ______ --- 
Georgia Mableeo_-------------- 
 
Add"""' 
Bo"S87 Certenville, GA 80120 Boll 180 Certenville, GA 80120 
Berdan Ave. Wayne, NJ 07470 901 East 8th Ave. King ofPrusaia, PA 19406 
20 North Wacker Dr. Chlosgo, IL 60606 
:r;nJ:&'am, 18th Floor, Daniel Bl~. AL 3523 Cleveland, OH 44101 
488 North Broad St. Elizabeth, NJ 07207 
Menlo Park Edlaon, NJ 08817 7888dAve. New York, NY 10017 ThomallSt. Edlaon, NJ 08817 
Bo"99 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 
400 Weotcb..w Ave. White Plains, NY 10604 Bo"Sil Portland, OR 97207 4100 Fint lntemational Bide. l>allu, TX 76270 
488 GulPh Rd. King ofl>ru.ia, PA 19406 
Bo~~:O 
Wilmincton, MA 01887 
BoJ:807 Colquitte, GA 81787 
1010 Concord Lancuter, PA 17604 
Howard,GA 31039 -------- 
Bo~~:6 
Blainville, GA 30612 8166 Maple Dr. Atlanta, GA 30306 Bo"470 Thomuville, GA 31792 
Boll: 118 Butler, GA 81006 
BoJ:4667 J~~elr.eonville, FL 82201 
8460 Cumberland Plr.wy., NW. Atlante, GA 30303 
 
Ivy Corp _________________ 
 
100 Peachtree St. Atlanta, GA 30308 
 
Martin Marietta Aanlla'-- - - - - - - - - 6801 Roclr.ledn Dr. 
Iletheoda, MO 20084 
 
VulcanMaterialaCo ------------- 
 
Bo11: 7824-A, 1 Ofnce Parlr. Blrmllllham, AL 86228 
 
Talc: Southem Talc Co____ -- __ -------- 
 
BOJ:F Chat.worth, GA 80706 
 
Type of activity 
 
County 
 
Open pit mine ____do __ _ 
 
Bertow. Do. 
 
Open pit mine and plant. 
Open pit mine 
 
Sumter. Do. 
 
Plant - - --_ _ _do --___ _do~ - - 
 
Polk. Fulton. HoUBton. 
 
Open pit min. 
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Warren and Wuhing ton. 
Decatur. 
Twigg&. 
 
Open pit mine and plant. 
Plant_ ___ _ 
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Jasper. 
Chatham. Glynn. Chatham. 
 
Open pit mine and plant. 
Open pit mine 
 
Lincoln. Hart. 
 
Bog-----Plant ____ _ 
 
Miller. Bibb. 
 
Open pit minee. 
Open pit mine _ __ _do--Open pit 
miMe. ___ _do--- 
Quarri--- 
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Mlneeand mill. 
 
Talbot and Taylor. 
Upoon. 
Crawford. 
Douaherty, tilingham, Tho lila&. 
Talbot and Ta7lor. 
hl"!tte, Floyd, Sjlllldtnr. 
DeeKo.a.l,.b.,... Gilmer, Plclr.enJI. Clarke, 
Fulton, Haberoham, Hall, Stephena. Columbia, Jon, Lee, Richmond, Warren. Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, l)ouclao, Fulton, Greene, Gwinnelt, Henry, Troup. 
Murray. 
 
 The Department of Natural Resources is an Equal Opportunity employer and employs without regard to race or color, sex, religion, and national origin.