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G.E. Lindsey Property (Occurrence)S.W. Porset Property (Prospect)Ben Gaines Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Mrs. O.D. Gray Property + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Tom Lowe Prospect + 3 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Mrs. N.S. Short Property + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Bauxite Prospect (Prospect)T. A. Montgomery Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)S.L. Tutor Property (Past Producer)J.M. Tutor Property (Prospect)W.C. Purdon Property (Prospect)T A Montgomery Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Prospect (Occurrence)Inmon-Tallant Deposit + 1 more nearby (Prospect)D. H. Tutor Prospect (Prospect)J.W. Tutor Property + 1 more nearby (Prospect)J W Tutor Prospect (Occurrence)L.C. Tutor Property + 1 more nearby (Prospect)R S Worthington Prospect (Occurrence)T.A. Montgomery Property (Prospect)H.R. Bevill Property (Prospect)Jesse Russell Prospect (Occurrence)Barney Poyner Prospect + 4 more nearby (Prospect)Shirley Gooch Property + 1 more nearby (Prospect)W. W. Inmon Prospect + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Barney Poyner Prospect (Prospect)Pat Creech Property (Prospect)Anderson, Coates & Westmoreland Prp + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Dr. Mcgregor Property (Occurrence)J. Wiley Prospect + 3 more nearby (Prospect)E.I. Simmons Property + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)J.C. Sandlin Property (Prospect)H. B. Owen Prospect (Prospect)H. B. Owen Prospect + 5 more nearby (Prospect)Malt Collums Property, North + 4 more nearby (Prospect)Randolph Prospect (Occurrence)Bauxite and Kaolin - Pontotoc County (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
38 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Bauxite and Kaolin - Pontotoc County

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as occurrence for Kaolin, Aluminum. Minerals mentioned: Quartz. Approx. location 34.267, -89.000. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

51
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

19
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

3
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Kaolinite 1Gibbsite 1Bauxite 1

Commodities

Aluminum 70Kaolin 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Bauxite and Kaolin - Pontotoc CountyKaolin, AluminumKaolinite, Gibbsite, BauxiteOccurrence34.267, -89.000
Anderson, Coates & Westmoreland PrpAluminum—Occurrence34.206, -89.185
Dr. Mcgregor PropertyAluminum—Occurrence34.188, -89.181
Unnamed ProspectAluminum—Occurrence34.358, -89.220
J. Wiley ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.251, -89.166
Waldrop DepositAluminum—Prospect34.350, -89.216
Ben Gaines ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.365, -89.228
J.W. Tutor PropertyAluminum—Prospect34.215, -89.205
Pat Creech PropertyAluminum—Prospect34.218, -89.190
Malt Collums Property, NorthAluminum—Prospect34.248, -89.158
E. D. Mcgregor ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.247, -89.159
T A Montgomery ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.346, -89.207
Tom Lowe ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.366, -89.219
Mrs. O.D. Gray PropertyAluminum—Occurrence34.377, -89.219
H. B. Owen ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.259, -89.152
Barney Poyner ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.242, -89.189
Mrs. Pearlie Mcgreagor PropertyAluminum—Prospect34.260, -89.171
W. W. Inmon ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.250, -89.175
Oscar Sneed ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.366, -89.221
O. D. Grey ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.379, -89.219
C.A. Bray PropertyAluminum—Prospect34.253, -89.169
Inmon-Tallant DepositAluminum—Prospect34.258, -89.194
Malt Collums Property, SouthAluminum—Prospect34.239, -89.154
Mrs. C.J. Busby PropertyAluminum—Occurrence34.370, -89.210
L.C. Tutor PropertyAluminum—Prospect34.190, -89.203
Jesse Russell ProspectAluminum—Occurrence34.291, -89.181
S.L. Tutor PropertyAluminum—Past Producer34.210, -89.213
Barney Poyner Prospect——Prospect34.275, -89.191
John Wiley Tutor ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.214, -89.203
Worthington DepositAluminum—Past Producer34.287, -89.192
G.E. Lindsey PropertyAluminum—Occurrence34.224, -89.245
Unnamed ProspectAluminum—Occurrence34.323, -89.203
E.D. Graham PropertyAluminum—Prospect34.342, -89.208
Mrs. N.S. Short Property——Prospect34.340, -89.214
J. R. Warren ProspectAluminum—Prospect34.365, -89.215
Shirley Gooch PropertyAluminum—Prospect34.272, -89.191
Percy Coates ProspectAluminum—Occurrence34.206, -89.183
Unnamed ProspectAluminum—Occurrence34.352, -89.222
Randolph ProspectAluminum—Occurrence34.170, -89.158
T.A. Montgomery PropertyAluminum—Prospect34.354, -89.191

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 35 fossil collection records in Pontotoc County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Calhoun County · Lafayette County · Union County · Marshall County · Benton County

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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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