Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-17
NJ GALLIE TELLS OF
CA. S MINING WEALTH
State GeOIogiSt Calls Attention
to New HalIOySite Mines in
Chatooga County

Professor s. W. McCallie, state ge-
ologist. in his quarterly report, which
was submitted to the advisory board at
December IL. in reviewing the mining
industries of the state, said in part:
The marble quarrying industry in
the vicinity Of Tate, Pickens county, L
found to be in quite a fiourishing con-
dition. The value Of the output OF
these quarries last year passed beyond
the million dollar mark an amount ex-
ceeding that of any previous year in
the history of the marble quarrying in
dustry.
The amount Of waste material which
has accumulated about the Georgia
marble quarriss in the last few years
is enormous. 1 am fully persuaded that
this waste material in the near future
will become the basis OF several new in
dustriss in the quarrying district.
The clay industry shows a healthy
growth. The value Of the clay output
Of the state last year was S2,636, $50,
which was an increase of. 4.12 per cent
over that Of the previous year. With
the exception of West Virginia ana
Texas. Georgia now leads the southern
states in the value OF her clay prod
ucts.
Within the last few months there
have been a number OF inquiries re-
ceived. seeking information about clay
with a view Of establishing plants.
''Bauxite mining in the new bauxite
field in Wilkinson county has at last
become quite active. There are three
different mines now in operation. Baux-
lite lands here, which could have been
purchased five or six years ago for
less than $40, would now probably re
cheap at $1,000 an acre. The sur
rounding district is directly affected by
the mines Offering employment to labor
at good wages.
Gold mining in Georgia last year
experienced quite an increase in placer
mining, but a decrease IN vein mining
over the previous year. The follow
ing thirteen counties were producers OF
gold during 1911: Cherokee. Cobb, Daw-
son. HARRISON, Fannin, Forsyth, Hail.
Lumpldn, McDufie, Oglethorpe. Rabun,
White and Wilkes.
"Halloysits mining. In conclusion,
wish to call the attention of the board
to a new mining industry which has
recently been developed in Chattooga
county, about four miles northeast Of
Core. The industry here referred to is
the mining of halloysite, a clay-like
mineral which has recently found a use
currence of halloysite in that vicinity
has long been know, but its CONNER
cial development has only been made
possible by the completion Of the Rome
and Northern railroad to Gore. The
occurrence of the ore is in the form OF
well-defined beds, varying from three
TO six feet in thickness and apparently
underlying a considerable area. At the
time Of my visit to the mine in octo-
Der the North American Chemical com
pany, the only operator in the district
was mining and shipping daily about
twelve tons Of halloysite. This ore al
present is all shipped to Urbana, Ohio
where the above company manufactures
il into alum. The company estimates
that one pound of halloysite will make
about two and one-half pounds Of alum.
AS alum is worth from $40 to $50 per
ton, depending on it's purity, the value
Of the manufactured product shipped
from the Chattooga county mine is
more than $500 per day"