Mine detail: Jackson, Mississippi - Light Weight Aggregrate

Location:	Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North America
Lat / long:	32.43155, -90.25009
dep_id:	10099665
mrds_id:	W001512
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Aggregate, Light Weight
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Montmorillonite
orebody_fm:	BEDDED
model:	219: Fire clay
Reporter:	Woodruff, Laurel G., Patterson, Sam H., Thompson, David E.
hrock_type:	Clay, Mud
Year first produced:	1958
References:	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.