Klondyke Mine

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Kaolin is extracted in Wilkinson County at the Klondyke Mine, owned by the Edgar Brothers Kaolin Company, in 1936. The steam shovel (left) deposits the kaolin, a white clay-like substance used in the manufacture of a variety of products, into a rail car that carries the substance to a plant for processing.

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Klondyke Mine

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