Mine detail: Jackson, Mississippi - Light Weight Aggregrate

Previously called 'Jackson Miss. Lightweight Agg.'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.43155, -90.25009

Resource(N)

Primary:	Aggregate, Light Weight
Ore:	Montmorillonite
Orebody form:	BEDDED

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1958

Geology

Host type:

Clay, Mud

References

MRDS	W001512
DEP	10099665
Reference	{Deposit:: MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 11}{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:: Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.Bicker, A.R., Jr., 1970, Economic Minerals Of Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey Bulletin 112, 80 P.}
Reporter	Woodruff, Laurel G., Patterson, Sam H., Thompson, David E.