Mine detail: Brunswick Deposit

Previously called 'Altamaha Plantations Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long: 31.3169, -81.46653

Resource(M)

Primary: Thorium, REE, Zirconium, Titanium
Ore: Monazite, Zircon, Ilmenite
Discovery year: 1955

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Beach Placer
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host type:Sand and Gravel
Structure:Shoreline-Complex Sand

References

MRDSISM0725
DEP10024973
Reference{Deposit:: SMITH, J.W., PICKERING, S.M., AND LANDRUM, J.R., 1967, HEAVY-MINERAL-BEARING SAND OF THE COASTAL REGION OF GEORGIA: GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINING AND GEOLOGY, SOUTH GEORGIA MINING PROGRESS REPORT, NO. 8, 68 P.}{Deposit:: FANTEL, R.J. ET AL, 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061}{Deposit:: Smith, J.W., Pickering, S.M., And Landrum, J.R., 1967, Heavy-Mineral-Bearing Sand Of The Coastal Region Of Georgia: Georgia Department Of Mines, Mining And Geology. South Georgia Mining Progress Report 8, 68 P.Smith, J.W., Pickering, S.M., And Landrum, J.R., 1967, Heavy-Mineral-Bearing Sand Of The Coastal Region Of Georgia: Georgia Department Of Mines, Mining And Geology. South Georgia Mining Progress Report 8, 68 P.}{Deposit:: Fantell, R.J., Buckingham, D.A., And Sullivan, D.E., 1985, Titanium Minerals Availability -- Market Economy Countries: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Information Circular 9061, 48 Pages.Fantell, R.J., Buckingham, D.A., And Sullivan, D.E., 1985, Titanium Minerals Availability -- Market Economy Countries: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Information Circular 9061, 48 Pages.}
ReporterCocker, Mark D., Woodruff, Laurel G., Force, Eric R.