Mine detail: Bauxite and Kaolin - Tippah and Benton Counties

Previously called 'Tippah-Benton, Miss.'

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Location

Lat / long: 34.71706, -89.08343

Resource(B)

Primary: Aluminum, Kaolin
Ore: Bauxite, Gibbsite, Kaolinite
Gangue: Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Yes
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Associated type:Clay, Mud
Structure:Sandy Clay

References

MRDSW001468
DEP10068414
Reference{Deposit:: TOURTELOT, H. A., 1964, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE TIPPAH-BENTON DISTRICT, MISSISSIPPI: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-C, P. 31}{Deposit:: REED, D. F., 1948, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF TIPPAH AND BENTON COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4281, P. 15}{Deposit:: CONANT, L.C., 1965, BAUXITE AND KAOLIN DEPOSITS OF MISSISSIPPI, EXCLUSIVE OF THE TIPPAH-BENTON DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-B, P. B1-B70.}{Deposit:: 1942 DIREXPL USBM - R.I.}{Deposit:: 1942 GEOLMAP H. A. TOURTELOT}{Deposit:: Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.Knox, S.C., Mccarley, K., 1997, Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office Of Geology, Surface Mining Permits, Open-File Report 65.}{Deposit:: Conant, L. C., 1965, Bauxite And Kaolin Deposits Of Mississippi Exclusive Of The Tippah-Benton District: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1199-B, 70 P.Conant, L. C., 1965, Bauxite And Kaolin Deposits Of Mississippi Exclusive Of The Tippah-Benton District: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 1199-B, 70 P.}{Deposit:: Reed, D. F., 1952, Investigations Of High-Alumina Clays And Bauxite Of Northeastern Mississippi: U.S. Bureau Mines Report Investitgaton 4827, 84 P.Reed, D. F., 1952, Investigations Of High-Alumina Clays And Bauxite Of Northeastern Mississippi: U.S. Bureau Mines Report Investitgaton 4827, 84 P.}{Deposit:: Tourtelot, H.A., 1964, Bauxite Deposits Of The Tippah-Benton District, Missisippi: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-C, 31 P.Tourtelot, H.A., 1964, Bauxite Deposits Of The Tippah-Benton District, Missisippi: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1199-C, 31 P.}
ReporterPatterson, Sam H., Thompson, David E., Woodruff, Laurel G.