~A ~~oo.GA ~\ ~5 a. I\'\(\~ . tf'no.p - .::~ :.;.~ t :. MINING. DIRECTORY OF GEORGIA ~. ' 1 21st Edition compiled by Bruce J. O'Connor and Alan J. Giles GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION . GEORGIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY CIRCULAR2 . '' i. COVER PHOTO: A granite panel for a mausoleum roof is being lifted out of a typical Elberton Granite quarry in the Elberton, Georgia, area (circa 1955.) At that time, the. granite was quarried by the drilling-and-broaching method. This produced the closely spaced grooves. (Elberton Granite Association, courtesy Ge9rgia Department ofArchives and History) / CIRCULAR2 MINING DIRECTORY OF GEORGIA 21st Edition compiled by Bruce J. O'Connor and Alan J. Giles GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Lonice C. Barrett, Commissioner ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Harold F. Rebeis, Director GEORGIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY William H. McLemore, State Geologist Atlanta 1998 CONTENTS MINERAL PRODUCTION IN GEORGIA MTNTNG LAWS AND CONTROLS ......................................................................................................................... 2 State Agencies 2 Federal Agencies ........................................................................................................................................ 3 MINERAL INDUSTRY INFORMATION 5 MINERALS/MATERIALS MINED IN GEORGIA ............................................................................................... 6 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Barite ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 Beryl ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Clays ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Bauxite ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Fuller's Earth ................................................................................................................................ 8 Kaolin .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Structural Clays .......................................................................................................................... 20 Feldspar ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 Fill Material ............................................................................................................................................... 24 Gemstones (Amethyst) ............................................................................................................................... 38 Gold ........................................................................................................................................................... 38 Gravel ........................................................................................................................................................ 39 Iron Oxide Pigments (Ochre and Umber) ................................................................................................... 40 Mica ........................................................................................................................................................... 40 Peat ........................................................................................................................................................... 41 Sand ............................................................................................................................................................ 41 Construction (includes some gravel operations) ......................................................................... 41 Industrial .................................................................................................................................... 61 Stone ........................................................................................................................................................... 62 Flagstone and Related Rock ....................................................................................................... 62 Crushed Granite and Related Rock ............................................................................................ 63 Dimension Granite and Related Rock ........................................................................................ 77 Crushed Limestone ..................................................................................................................... 84 Crushed Marble ........................................................................................................................... 87 Dimension Marble ....................................................................................................................... 89 Crushed Slate ............................................................................................................................... 89 Talc ........................................................................................................................................................... 90 MINERAL RESOURCE MAP OF GEORGIA ................................................................................................ Pocket MINERAL PRODUCTION IN GEORGIA The total estimated value of mineral products mined in Georgia in 1997 was $1.77 billion which is a 20% increase over the 1990 figure of $1.477 billion. Nationally, Georgia ranks 1st in clay production and 4th in value of all non-fuel mineral commodities produced. This accounts for 4.5% of the U.S. non-fuel production. The mining industry contributes substantially to the overall economy of the State. Nearly all of the minerals currently produced in Georgia are nonmetallic (or industrial) and production of high grade kaolin and crushed stone account for about 59% and 24% of the State's mineral income respectively. These are followed by production of dimension granite, marble, sand and gravel and 10 other products. The distributions of these commodities in Georgia is illustrated on the Mineral Resource Map of Georgia in a pocket inside the back cover. . MINERAL PRODUCTION IN GEORGIA FOR 19971 Mineral/Material Quantity (thousand metric tons) Clays: Common ........................................................................................ . 1,890 Fuller's Earth ................................................................................. 739 Kaolin ............................................................................................ . 7,690 Gemstones ............................................................................................ . XX Sand and gravel Construction .................................................................................. . 6,370 Industrial ....................................................................................... . 314 Stone Crushed ......................................................................................... . 65,000 Dimension ...................................................................................... 90 Combined value of barite, bauxite, cement, feldspar, iron oxide pigments, mica, crushed and dimension marble, and talc ................ . XX Total ..................................................................................................... . XX Value (thousand dollars) 11,600 85,000 1,050,000 594 24,500 6,230 425,000 10,400 154,000 1,770,000 XX = Not applicable. Specific mineral production information is withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. Production data is preliminary and is measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including consumption by producers) as obtained from the 1997 Minerals Industry Surveys Georgia, U.S. Geological Survey. 1 MINING LAWS AND CONTROLS State Agencies The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Environmental Protection Division (EPD) includes branches with regulatory responsibilities or information sources of particular relevance to mining: The Land Protection Branch administers the Surface Mining Act. This Act sets standards for permit application, bonding levels, and site reclamation for the surface mining of all commodities except coal and dimension stone. To review files of active mine sites or request additional information, contact: Georgia DNRIEPDILand Protection Suite 100 - Municipal Solid Waste I Surface Mining Unit 4244 International Parkway Atlanta, GA 30354-3902 Jeff Cown, Program Manager I I Mike Almasi, Environmental Specialist I Jim Raymond, Geologist (404) 362-2696 Through the Water Well Standards Act and the Oil and Gas and Deep Drilling Act, the Georgia Geologic Survey (GGS) regulates a broad range of drilling activities, including: domestic water wells, irrigation wells, industrial wells, geologic and engineering test borings, monitoring wells, dewatering wells, seismic shot holes and oil and gas exploration wells. Published GGS geologic and hydrogeologic texts, US Geological .Survey (USGS) topographic maps, and blackline prints of US Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetland Inventory maps may be purchased from our Map and Publication Sales Office. The GGS Technical Files include unpublished geologic reports and out-of-print items. The GGS also maintains a repository of well cuttings and cores. Request data searches and coordinate onsite reviews with the Information Geologist. Georgia Geologic Survey Room 400 19 Martin Luther. King, Jr. Drive, SW Atlanta, GA 30334-9004 B. Roger Carter, Associate State Geologist I Earl A. Shapiro, Assistant State Geologist I Deborah Hammond, Publication Sales (404) 656-3214 To help locate other environmental contacts within EPD, contact the Customer Assistance Program: within metro Atlanta (404) 657-5947 outside metro Atlanta (888) 373-5947 The Georgia Department of Transportation performs tests on geologic material for use as aggregate in state construction projects. F.or a list of qualified aggregate sources contact: Georgia Department of Transportation Office of Materials and Research 15 Kennedy Drive ~ore~t Park, GA 30050-2599 Jerry smith (404) 363-7574 2 MINING LAWS AND CONTROLS (cont.) State Agencies, cont. The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance licenses blasters and permits blasting operations. Request forms and regulations from: Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Safety and Fire Division - Hazardous Materials Floyd Towers West, Suite 620 2 M. L. King Jr. Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 656-9798 Federal Agencies The US Department of the Interior includes the following agencies that deal with mining and related issues: Coal mining permits and reclamation of coal mines closed prior to 1977 are handled by: US Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement Knoxville Field Office 530 Gay Street, Suite 500 Knoxville, TN 37902 George Miller, Director (423) 545-4103 Although the US Bureau of Mines no longer exists, some of their mineral information functions are now performed by the USGS. The GGS distributes the Georgia section of the USGS annual, Mineral Industry Surveys, free upon request. Mining commodity data pertaining to other states, domestic, or international markets are available from: Stephen D. Smith (domestic nonfuel raw mineral production summaries) (703) 648-7946 Internet at http://www.minerals.er.usgs. gov/minerals/ Mines Fax-Back, (703) 648-4999, requires a fax machine with a touch-tone handset. Superintendent of Documents USGS Minerals and Materials Information CD-ROM(stock# 024-004-02435-6) (202) 512-1800 3 MINING LAWS AND CONTROLS (cont.) Federal Agencies, cont. The Bureau of Land Management implements the federal onshore mineral leasing program including resource assessment and environmental review. For information about federally controlled mineral rights in Georgia, contact: US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office, Minerals Adjudication 7450 Boston Boulevard Springfield, VA 22153 IdaDoup (703) 440-1541 For an alternate source of information on policy toward mining and current mineral rights status on government land, contact the specific agency that administers the property. For example, inquiries concerning prospecting or mining on US Forest Service land in Georgia would contact: US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Lands and Minerals Unit Room 716-N 1720 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30367 Angela Gilbert (404) 347-4592 The US Department of Labor maintains a database of mines inspected by the Mine Safety and Health . Administration (MSHA.). For additional information contact: US Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration P. 0. Box 25367 Denver, CO 80225-0367 Shirley Quisenberry (301) 231-5449 4 MINERAL INDUSTRY INFORMATION China Clay Producers Association 7183 Jonesboro Rd., Suite 101 Morrow, GA 30260 Kenneth W. Jackman, Exec. VP (770) 961-7681 Elberton Granite Association, Inc. Nwnber One Granite Plaza P.O. Box640 Elberton, GA 30635 Tom Robinson, Executive VP (706) 283-2551 Georgia Crushed Stone Association Suite 218 3050 Presidential Drive Atlanta, GA 30341 Charles Machemehl, Executive Director (404) 451-3573 Georgia Department of industry, Trade, and Tourism 1100 Marquis Two Tower 285 Peachtree Center Ave., NW Atlanta, GA 30301-1776 Marketing and Research Division (404) 656-3584 Georgia Mining Association 7183 Jonesboro Rd., Suite 101 Morrow, GA 30260 Lee R. Lemke, Exec. VP (770) 961-7680 Southern Brick Institute Suite 200 5885 Glenridge Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30328 John C. Grogan, Executive Director (404) 255-7160 TAPPI (Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry) 15 Technology Pkwy., South Norcross, GA 30092 P.O. Box 105113 Atlanta, GA 30348 Pam Sweat, Public Relations Administrator (770) 446-1400 5 MINERALS/MATERIALS MINED IN GEORGIA INTRODUCTION All known mining and quanying operations in the state are included in this directory and are based upon the following sources: Elberton Granite Association (Purchasing Guide and Directory of Member Firms- Fall, 1996) Georgia Crushed Stone Association (Crushed Stone Information Directory 1998-1999) Georgia Department oflndustry, Trade, and Tourism (Georgia Manufacturing Directory, 1995-96) Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division (Geologic Survey, Mining Directory of Georgia, 1991; Land Protection, Database listing of active surface mining facilities, Dec. 1996 and file reviews of selected Surface Mining and Land Reclamation Permit files, Feb. 1997) Georgia Department of Transportation (Office of Materials Research, Qualified Products List for Coarse and Fine Aggregate Sources, Feb. 1996 and Nov. 1996) Georgia Mining Association (1996 Membership Directory) U.S. Geological Survey (Mineral Industry Surveys - Georgia, 1990-1997) U.S. Dept. ofLabor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (Metal/Nonmetal producer mailing list - Sept. 1996) Company names, addresses, locations and uses are current through December, 1996 and were reviewed by individual companies. The Survey welcomes notification of any changes,. additions or corrections for future editions of the directory. By their nature, mining and quanying operations can be dangerous and federai laws have instituted various mine safety regulations. For these reasons and for the sake of common courtesy, interested parties should contact company authorities before attempting to visit mine or quany sites. 6 COUNTY COMPANY LOCATION OF MINE, PIT OR QUARRY USES (Geologic Age-Formation) Bartow County Dresser Industries Cimbar Performance Minerals 25 Old River Road Cartersville, GA 301200250 (770) 387-0319 BARITE Paga #1 and #2 mines and mills: 3 miles southeast of Cartersville, south and east ofthe Etowah River, west of US Hwy. 41 and Emerson (Permit # 11393.) Fillers and extenders in paint, paper, plastics and rubber products. (Cambrian-Shady Dolomite residuum) New Riverside Ochre Co., Inc. 75 Old River Road, SE Cartersville, GA 30120- 0460 Big Tom Mine: West of US Hwy. 41 in Emerson, northwest of the Etowah River (Permit #285-86.) (770) 382-4568 Barium chemicals manufacture. (Cambrian-Shady Dolomite residuum) Cherokee County Aspect Minerals, Inc. P.O. Box277 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 (800) 803-7979 BERYL Cochran Mine: Approximately 2 ~ miles northeast of Ball Ground, :Y,. mile northwest of Cherry Grove School, ~mile west of Long Swamp Creek (Permit #787-88.) Specialty refractory ceramics manufacture. (Paleozoic-mica pegmatite) CLAYS CLAY - BAUXITE Macon County Mullite Co. of America (Sub. of Imetal SA) P.O. Box 37 Andersonville, GA 3 17110037 Pit: Adjacent to south side of GAHwy. 26, approximately 8 miles northwest of Andersonville (Permit #541-77.) Pit: OffEnglishville Road (Permit #895-86.) (912) 924-4461 Refractories. (Paleocene-Nanafalia Formation) Same. 7 COUNTY COMPANY Sumter County Mullite Co. of America (Sub. oflmetal SA) Route I, Box 540 Andersonville, GA 3I7II (9I2) 472-758I LOCATION OF MINE, PIT OR QUARRY CLAY- BAUXITE (cont.) USES (Geologic Age-Formation) Pit: 2 Y2 miles southeast of Andersonville, approximately % mile east of Stagecoach Road (Permit #I022-97.) Refractories and aluminum-based chemicals. (Paleocene-Nanafalia Formation) Mullite Co. of America (Sub. oflmetal SA) P.O. Box 37 Andersonville, GA 3I7II0037 (9I2) 924-446I 2 Pits: 3 Y2 miles east of Andersonville from GA Hwy. 49, I mile east of Old Stage Coach Road near Macon County line, just off GA Hwy. I95 (Permit #s 374-77 and 833-84.) Pit: I 1/3 miles east of the GA Hwy. 49 junction with GA Hwy. 105, north of GA Hwy. I95 (Permit #I72-76.) Pit: I % miles east of the GA Hwy. 49 junction with GA Hwy. I95, north of GA Hwy. I95 (Permit #I75-76.) Pit: In southeast Andersonville, west of GA Hwy. 49, north of Sweetwater Creek (Permit #368-75.) ' Refractories and aluminum-based chemicals. (Paleocene-Nanafalia Formation) Same. Same. Same. CLAY- FULLER'S EARTH Decatur County Engelhard Corporation IIOI North Madison Street Quincy, FL 3235I Kemp/Decatur Co. Mine: 5 miles east of Attapulgus, just east cf GA Hwy. 262 (Permit #02878.) (850)627-7688 Petroleum cracking catalysts, pharmaceuticals, liquid fertilizer, paints, absorbent and well drilling mud. (Miocene-Hawthorne Group - palygorskite clay) Gragg Pit: 5 miles southeast of Attapulgus, just southwest of US Hwy. 27,just southeast of Swamp Creek (Permit #657-79.) Pit: On west side of GA Hwy. 24I, 2 11. miles north of Attapulgus (Permit #I 008-9I, formerly operated by Floridin Co.) Crescent Lake Mine: On Attapulgus-Faceville Hwy., 5 % miles west of the intersection of GA Hwy. I and 241 (Permit #1170-97.) Same. Same. Same. 8 COUNTY COMPANY Decatur County, cont. The Milwhite Co., Inc. P.O. Box 96 Attapulgus, GA 31715- 0096 (912) 465-3391 LOCATION OF MINE, PIT OR QUARRY CLAY- FULLER'S EARTH (cont.) USES (Geologic Age-Formation) Donaldson Pit: 5 miles southwest of Attapulgus, 1 ~miles west of GA Hwy. 309, east side of Willacoochee Creek near Georgia-Florida boundary line (Permit #063-77.) Pit: 6 miles southwest of Attapulgus offGA Hwy. 241 (Permit #342-77.) Pit: OffGA Hwy. 262,6 miles east of Attapulgus (Permit #362-77.) Liquid fertilizer, paints, absorbent and well drilling mud. (Miocene-Hawthorne Group - palygorskite clay) Same. Same. Houston County Medusa Cement Co. (Div. of Medusa Corp.) P.O. Box 120 Clinchfield, GA 310130120 (912) 987-2121 Clinchfield Quarry: 5 ~ miles southeast of Perry on the south side of US Hwy. 341 at Norfolk Southern Railroad Intersection (Permit #067-77, formerly operated by Penn-Dixie Cement Corp.) Additive for cement manufacture (also see Stone-Crushed Limestone.) (Eocene-Twiggs Clay J\:1ember, Dry Branch Fm.) Jefferson County A & M Products, Inc. P.O. Box 527 Wrens, GA 30833 (706) 547-3670 Beii/Bynes Pit: 1 ~ miles east of Wrens off GA Hwy. 88 (Permit #975-94, formerly operated by Excel International.) Pet litter and industrial adsorbents. (Eocene-Twiggs Clay Member, Dry Branch Fm.-montmorillonite clay) Georgia-Tennessee Mining & Chemical Company P.O. Box307 Wrens, GA 30833-0307 Norton Pit: 2 ~ miles east of Wrens, north of GA Hwy. 88 (Permit #048-77.) (706) 547-6522 Liquid fertilizer, paints, absorbent and well drilling mud. (Eocene-Twiggs Clay Member, Dry Branch Fm.) Thomas County Engelhard Corporation 1101 North Madison Street Quincy, FL 32351 Meigs Mine: 4 miles south of Meigs, offGA HWy. 3 on Hansell Road (Permit #902-88.) Petroleum cracking catalysts, pharmaceuticals, .liquid fertilizer, paints, adsorbents and well drilling mud. 9 COUNTY COMPANY Thomas County, cont. Engelhard Corp., cont. (850) 627-7688 LOCATION OF MINE, PIT OR QUARRY CLAY- FULLER'S EARTH (cont.) USES (Geologic Age-Formation) Thor Mine: 6 miles south of Meigs, 1 '!. miles northwest of Ochlocknee, 1 mile west ofGA Hwy. 3 on west side of Smith Road (Permit #115-82, formerly operated by Floridin Co.) (Miocene-Hawthorne Group - montmorillonite clay) Oil and grease absorbent, pet litter. (Miocene-Hawthorne Group - montmorillonite clay) Oil-Dri Corp. of Georgia P.O. Box 200-A Ochlocknee, GA 31773 (912) 574-5131 Smith Mine and North Plant: I '!.miles northwest of Ochlocknee, 1 mile west ofGA Hwy. 3 on east side of Smith Road, west of Horse Creek (Permit # 101-77, formerly operated by Cairo Production Co., Inc.) Thompson Pit: 2 \12 miles west of Ochlocknee, 1 \12 miles north of GA Hwy. 188 just west of Bulloch Road (Permit #788-85.) Oil and grease absorbent, pet litter and pesticide carrier. (Miocene-Hawthorne Group- palygorskite clay) Same. Waverly Mineral Products Co. (Sub. of United Catalysts, Inc.) P.O. Box 106 Meigs, GA 31765-0 I 06 Bowers Pit: 3 \12 miles southeast of Meigs, 1 % miles east of US Hwy. 19, west side of Stage Road, I mile north of Palmer Road, south of Big Creek (Permit #089-88.) (912) 683-3414 Pet litter and floor absorbent (for oil and grease.) (Miocene-Hawthorne Group - montmorillonite clay) CLAY - KAOLIN Baldwin County Engelhard Corporation Specialty Chemicals Divn. P.O. Box 37 Georgia-Spur 18 Gordon, GA 3 I 031-003 7 Pit: Southeastern Baldwin County approximately 13 \12 miles (airline) southeast ofMilledgevilfe,% mile north of GA Hwy. 24, \12 mile west of Gum Creek (Permit #575-81.) (912) 628-7100 Paper coatings and chemicals. {Tertiary/Cretaceous-undifferentiated) 10 COUNTY COMPANY Baldwin County, cont. LOCATION OF MINE, PIT OR QUARRY CLAY-KAOLIN (cont.) Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company (Sub. of Hecla Mining Co.) P.O. Drawer A Sandersville, GA 31082 Pit: Approximately 9% miles (airline) east-southeast of Milledgeville, Y2 mile north of the Harmony Church Road junction with GA Hwy. 24 (Permit #1061-95) (912) 552-2527 USES (Geologic Age-Formation) Ceramics, fiberglass, and fillers. (Cretaceous-undifferentiated) Bibb County Dry Branch Kaolin Co., Inc. (Sub. oflmetal SA) Route 1, Box 468-D Dry Branch, GA 31020 (912) 750-3500 Dry Branch Pit: Y2 mile south of Riggins Mill Road on Bibb-Twiggs County line (Permit #100291.) Paper coating and filler. (Tertiary/Cretaceous-undifferentiated) Glascock County E.C.C. International (Sub. of English China Clays Ltd.) P.O. Box 471 618 Kaolin Road Sandersville, GA 310820471 (912) 552-6136 Walden A Mine: Approximately 2 miles (airline) east-southeast of Edgehill in southern Glascock County (Permit #705-80, formerly operated by Anglo-American Clay Co.) Pit: 1 mile southeast ofEdgehill, east ofGA Hwy. 171, north of Glovers Hill Road (Permit #103893.) Hobbs/Langham Mine: 6 miles east of Gibson, on Kitchens Road (Permit #1146-96.) Pit: 4 Y2 miles southwest of Mitchell (Permit #30091.) Paper coating and filler. (Tertiary/Cretaceous-undifferentiated) Same. Same. Same. Engelhard Corporation Specialty Chemicals Divn. P.O. Box 37 Georgia-Spur 18 Gordon, GA 31031-0037 (912) 628-7100 Rivers Mine: 8 miles southwest of Wrens, next to County Road 137 (Permit #1067-94) English River Mine: Y2 mile south of County Road 94 (Permit #1126-95.) Paper coating and chemicals. (Tertiary/Cretaceous-und ifferen tia ted) Same. 11 COUNTY COMPANY Hancock County LOCATION OF MINE, PIT OR QUARRY CLAY-KAOLIN (cont.) E.C.C. International (Sub. of English China Clays Ltd.) P.O. Box 471 618 Kaolin Road Sandersville, GA 310820471 Carrs Station Mine: Old Carrs Station, 3 miles northwest of GA Hwy. 22 (Permit #533-77, formerly operated by Anglo American Clays.) Boone Mine: 5 miles southeast of Sparta, 1 mile westofGA Hwy. 15 (Permit #418-91, both permits formerly operated by Anglo-American.) (912) 552-6136 Devereux Mine: 2 miles south of Devereux, west ofGA Hwy. 22 (Permit #1091-94.) USES (Geologic Age-Formation) Paper coating and filler. (Tertiary/Cretaceous-undifferentiated) Same. Same. Houston County Medusa Cement Co. (Div. of Medusa Corp.) P.O. Box 120 Clinchfield, GA 310130120 0 (912) 987-2121 Pit: 4% miles northeast of Perry, I %miles southwest of Kathleen, south side of Bear Creek Road, I mile west of GA Hwy. 247 (Permit #068-76, formerly operated by Penn-Dixie Cement Corp.) Additive for cement manufacture. (Eocene-undifferentiated) Jefferson County E.C.C. International (Sub. of English China Clays Ltd.) P.O. Box 471 618 Kaolin Road Sandersville, GA 310820471 (912) 552-6136 Continental Can Mine: 6 Y:z miles north of Wrens on west side of US Hwy. 221 at Brier Creek (Permit #715-81, formerly operated by Anglo-American Clay Co.) Lewis-Holley Mine: 5 miles north of Wrens, east side of US Hwy. 221 at Reedy Creek (Permit #742-91, formerly operated by Georgia Kaolin Co.) Paper coating and filler. (Tertiary/Cretaceous-undifferentiated) Same. Engelhard Corporation Specialty Chemicals Divn. P.O. Box 37 Georgia-Spur 18 Gordon, GA 31031-0037 Abbott Mine: On US Hwy. 221, approximately 8 miles north of Wrens (Permit #I 134-96.) (912) 628-7100 Paper coating and chemicals. (Tertiary/Cretaceous-undifferentiated) 12 COUNTY COMPANY Jefferson County, cont. J.M. Huber Corporation Engineered Minerals Div. One Huber Road Macon, GA 31298 (912) 745-4751 LOCATION OF MINE, PIT OR QUARRY CLAY-KAOLIN (cont.) Lewis Mine and Paper Mill: 3 miles north of Wrens, Y2 mile west of US Hwy. 221/GA Hwy. 47 Permit #901-88, currently idle.) Bracewell Mine: 2 miles north of Wrens on Norton Mill Road (Permit #959-89.) USES (Geologic Age-Formation) Paper coating and filler. (Tertiary /Cretaceous-und ifferentiated) Same. Macon County Mullite Co. Of America (Sub. of Imetal SA) P.O. Box 37 Andersonville, GA 317110037 (912) 924-4461 3 Pits: 4 - 4 Y2 miles northwest of Andersonville, northwest ofEnglishville Road (Permit #s 940-89 and 1177-97.) Pit: 2 Y2 miles north of Andersonville, east of the Norfolk Southern Railroad (Permit #1052-93.) Refractories. (Paleocene-Nanafalia Fm.) Same. McDuffie County E.C.C. International P.O. Box 471 618 Kaolin Road Sandersville, GA 3 I 0820471 (912) 552-6136 Pit: East ofGA Hwy. 17, approximately 10 miles southeast of Thompson (Permit# 119-91, formerly operated by Georgia Kaolin Co.) Fuller Mine: 3 miles southwest of Dearing, west of Fort Creek Read (Permit #1089-94.) Paper coating and filler, chemicals, etc. (Tertiary/Crctaceous-und ifferentiated) Same. Richmond County Albion Kaolin Co., Inc. (Sub. of United Catalysts, Inc.) 1 Albion Road Hephzibah, GA 30815 Albion Kaolin Pit and Mill: At western city limits of Hephzibah, approximately Y2 mile north ofGA Hwy. 88 (Permit #007-85, formerly operated by Babcock and Wilcox Co.) (706) 592-9121 Refractories ceramics and fiberglass. (Tertiary/Cretaceous-undifferentiated) .13 COUNTY COMPANY Sumter County Mullite Co. of America (Sub. of Imetal SA) Route I, Box 540 Andersonville, GA 31711 (912)472-7581 LOCATION OF MINE, PIT OR QUARRY CLAY-~OLIN (cont.) Pit: 2 ~ miles southeast of Andersonville, approximately 1/3 mile east of Stage Coach Road (Permit #1022-97.) USES (Geologic Age-Formation) Paper coatings and fillers (also see Clay-Bauxite.) (Paleocene-Nanafalia Formation) Mullite Co. of America (Sub. of Imetal SA) P.O. Box 37 Andersonville, GA 317 I 10037 (912) 924-4461 North and South Pits: 3 ~miles east of Andersonville, 3 ~ miles east ofGA Hwy. 49, 1 mile east of Old Stage Coach Road near the Macon County line, just north ofGA Hwy. 195 (Permit #374-77.) Webb Pit: 2 Y.. miles east of Andersonville, 2 Y.. miles etern belt extends through Habersham, Hall, Forsyth, a nd north F'ulto n Counti t's: a smaller belt, trends west so,ut hwest through southern Lincoln, northern McDuffie, and eastern Taliaferro Counties. Use: jewelry, electrical uses, industrial uses for special equi pment in rockets. GRANITE AND GNEISS (intrusive and metamor phic rocks composed of feldspar, quartz, mica, and accessory minerals), found throughout the crystalline rock area, are important resources or Georgia. Large quarries are operated in the Atlan ta and Elberton districts. Use: dimension stone for building stone, monumental stone, curbing, paving blocks; crushed stone for concrete aggregate, road material, chicken grit. HEAVY MINERALS found in a 50-mile wide belt along t he coast. Ilmenite , Le ucoxene, Rutile (t ita nium minerals) used for paint pigment, for t itanium metal. Monazite (rare earth phosphate) used for its thorium content, contains other rare useful metals. Zircon (zirconium silicate) used for refractories, molding sand. IRON ORE Brown iron ores (limonite, geothite) occur throughout t he State but are mined in Bartow and Polk Counties (Paleozoic sediments); also in Dooly and Pulaski Counties and in Marion, Quitman, Webster, and Stewart Counties (Coastal Plain ). Red fossil iron ore (red hematite) contains fossil sea shells a nd occurs in Dade, Walker, Catoosa, and Chattooga Counties (Paleozoic sediments) . Usc: ores of iron, red pigment. KA O LI N (sedimen tary, hydrous aluminum silicate) occurs primarily in those coun t ies in t he extreme northern Coastal Plain and is mined almost entirely within t-he Coastal P lain in Twiggs, Wilkinson, Washington, McDuffie, Richmond, and Glascock Counties. Also, Georgia is the leading producer in the United St.ates. (Primary kaolin is found in the crystalline rock area. ) Usc: soft kaolin for coating and filler for high-grade white paper, filler for paints and plastics, filler in rubber, base for white porcelain ware; hard refractory kaolin for fire brick, mortar, cement. Kaolin may be used for the manufacture of aluminum. KYANITE (an aluminum silicate) is mined at Graves Mountain in Lincoln County and was mined in H.abersham County; also kn own to occur in Rabun, D awson, Pickens, Cherokee, and Upson Counties. Usc: refractories and ot her ceramic products, glass tank blocks, gemstones. LIMESTO NE (calcium carbonate) occurs in a hard form in the Paleozoic sedimentary area and in a soft to medium-hard form in the Coastal Plain. Use: aggregate for concrete and highway construction, portland cement, agricultural lime. MANG ANESE ORES (pyrolusite, psilomelane, etc.) occur in the Paleozoic sedimentary a nd crystalline rock areas and are mined in the Car tersville district. Usc: manganese st.eel, ferroalloys, dry cell batteries, lavender tint for glass; manufacture of chlorine, oxygen, etc. MARBLE (recrystallized calcium carbonate) quarried in Pickens and Gilmer Counties. The beau t,y and variety of Georgia ma rbl e is well known. Usc: dimension stone for buildings, monumen ts, interior decora tions, statuary, novelt ies; crushed stone for terrazzo, stucco, li me, and a mineral fill er. MUSCOVITE MICA (hydrated potassium aluminum silicate) is the colorless or rransparent commercial variety of mica. In small flakes it is found in every coun ty of the crystalline rock area. Sheet mica has been mined or prospected in 31 counties or this region. In recent years most or our sheet mica has been produced from U pson, Lamar, Monroe, Cherokee, Pickens, Lumpkin, Union, Rabun, Hart, and Elbert Counties. Mica for grinding of smaller size is mined in Hart Coun ty. Use: sheet mica for electrical uses; ground mica for roofing materials, joint cement, well drilling compounds, rubber, paint, wa llpaper. OCHER [a very fine powdery variety of hematite fred} or limo- nite (yellow)I mined east of Cartersville near the Etowah River in the Paleozoic sedimentary area. Use: pigment for paints and mortars, fi ller in linoleum. PHOS PHATE (a sedimentary rock containing calcium phosphate) occurs in Miocene sands as a wide belt along the coast of Georgia, particularly in Chatham, Lowndes, Lanier, Echols, Berrien, and Clinch Counties. Usc: fertilizers; phosphoric chemicals for detergents, silk industry, baking powder, water softeners, animal food supplement; pharmaceu ticals ; ceramics; den tal cemen ts; fireproofing; sugar refining; fermen tation; incendiary bombs; smoke screens. PYRITE (iron di-sulphicle) may be found in minute quantities over the entire St ate, but particularly good deposits exist in a belt covered by Carroll, Paulding, Haralson, Cobb, Cherokee, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, and Towns Counties. Usc: sulfuric acid, iron sinter, source of sulfur. QUARTZITE (a metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz) found throughout the crystalline rock area. se: road material, aggrega1 e, indust rial sand. S AND AND GRAVEL occurs over most of the State. Extensive deposits are found south of Colum bus, Tal bot-Taylor County area, south or Gaillard, southeast of Macon, south of Augusta, and in Thomas Coun ty. Usc : sand for struct ural work, moldi ng purposes; gravel for roofing, road surfacing, high-grade sands for the production of glass are found principally in the Coastal Plain. SAN DSTONE ( a sedimentary rock consisting principally of quartz! common in the Paleozoic sedimentary area and Coastal Plain. Use: building stone, road material. S HALE (a consolidated sedimentary clay} mined extensively in the Paleozoic sedimentary area. Usc : brick, t ile, sewer pipe, road material, lightweigh t aggregate. SILLIMANITE fan aluminum silicate) occurs extensively in t he crystalline rock area, especiall y in Hart, Elbert, and Madison Count ies. Usc: high temperatu re refractories. STRUCTURAL CLAYS are tal