| KAOLIN BELT |
13 counties in middle Georgia: Glascock,
Jefferson, Richmond, Twiggs, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson,
McDuffie, Hancock, Baldwin, Houston, Macon, Sumter
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| KAOLIN COMPANIES |
BASF,
IMERYS , J.
M. Huber Corp., Thiele
Kaolin Co.
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| TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT ON GEORGIA
IN 1996 |
$824 million, greater than three-quarter
billion dollars |
| EMPLOYMENT |
Approximately 4,200 employees of kaolin companies,
3,000 - 4,000 contractors working exclusively for the industry
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| WAGES |
In 1996, wage payments to Georgia kaolin
industry employees were the source of $196 million in economic
impact to the state, with $150 million of the impact occurring
in the "kaolin belt" counties. The average salary
paid to an employee in the industry is in excess of $46,000,
not including fringe benefits.
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| TAXES PAID IN 1996 |
$47 million in federal, state, local and
county taxes
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| CAPITAL INVESTMENT |
Tax base equals $1.1 billion dollars (depreciated
assets); over $77 million per year invested in the industry
in 1996.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS
FROM 1990-1994
|
$105 million |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
$7.2 million spent on operational expenses
for environmental protection in 1996. $34 million spent
for the 5 year period 1992-1996.
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| LAND RECLAMATION |
An average of $1,924 spent per acre to reclaim
mined land
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PRODUCTION VOLUME IN 1996
|
Over 7.5 million tons of finished clay |
| SAFETY |
Approximately $3 million per year invested
in employee safety education and accident prevention. The
kaolin industry has one of the best mine safety records
in the country, according to the U. S. Mine, Safety &
Health Administration – a low 1.5 accidents per 100
employees in 1996.
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| COMMUNITY |
CCPA companies partner with local school
systems to support education programs; endowment of engineering
chair at Mercer University and a science chair at Georgia
College & State University; other community programs
include: annual scholarship program for graduating seniors,
4-H clubs, adult literacy programs and a reading camp for
rising fourth graders in Jefferson, Washington, Wilkinson,
and Twiggs Counties |