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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
16 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

19
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

3
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Montmorillonite 1

Commodities

Iron 20Aluminum 2Kaolin 1Fullers Earth 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Presley Oil Soak Clay Mine-Kemper CountyFullers EarthMontmorillonitePast Producer32.800, -88.583
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.783, -88.722
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.780, -88.604
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.783, -88.724
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.928, -88.645
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.750, -88.656
Unnamed ProspectAluminum—Occurrence32.912, -88.657
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.777, -88.603
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.845, -88.618
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.802, -88.562
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect32.776, -88.609
Unnamed ProspectKaolin—Occurrence32.855, -88.772
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.792, -88.668
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect32.773, -88.599
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.785, -88.710
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.851, -88.749
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect32.730, -88.588
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.704, -88.590
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.842, -88.655
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.909, -88.659
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.838, -88.658
Pete Flora ProspectIron—Occurrence32.910, -88.656
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence32.779, -88.724
Flora MineAluminum—Past Producer32.910, -88.657

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 6 fossil collection records in Kemper County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Noxubee County · Winston County · Lowndes County · Oktibbeha County · Choctaw County

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Related articles

How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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