Osceola National Forest

Prospect in Columbia county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119133
MAS/MILS ID 0120230004
Record type Site
Current site name Osceola National Forest

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.45096, 30.31713 (WGS84)
Elevation 35
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Gum Swamp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdosta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Marys(hydrologic unit)

St. Marys-Satilla(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Osceola National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Apalachicola National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in Florida(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Big Gum Swamp Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Columbia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 002 S 019 E 18 C C C Florida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 244
USGS model code 34d
Deposit model name Phosphate, warm current type

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.45096, 30.31713

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.8M
    Length 11900M
    Width 11900M
    Area 14000HA
    Depth to top 7.7M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 4.3
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 7.7
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 7.3
    Total Surface Area (HA) 14000
    Date of Last Modification 800215

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRECISE DRY INSITU DENSITY = 1.52;ASSUME 20% MOISTURE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1965
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name North Florida

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service
    Interest 65
    Home office Dist Of Columbia
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Numerous Small Private Ownerships (Addresses Unknown).
    Interest 3
    Home office Florida
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Pittsburg And Midway Coal Mining Co. Denver
    Interest 12
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Global Exploration And Development Corp.
    Interest 5
    Home office Florida
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Chemical Corp.
    Interest 4
    Home office Oklahoma City, Ok
    Year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner Monsanto Chemical Products Co.(St Louis, Missouri).
    Interest 11
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • PRECISE MILL RECOVERY INCLUDING SLURRY LOSSES= 90 %

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 14000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 73.5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 7.66
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 10
    Secondary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 90
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 60
    Capacity 35600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 1.16
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1978

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 21120 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PHOSPHATE LEASING ON TH

  • Deposit

    OSCEOLA NATIONAL FOREST, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (BLM)

  • Deposit

    1974.

  • Deposit

    U.S.G.S. LAND USE AND LAND COVER MAP, 1972-1974.

  • Deposit

    LAKELAND LEDGER, TUEDAY, MARCH 14, 1978 "FUQUA WANTS STRIP M

  • Deposit

    OUTLAWED IN FOREST"

  • Deposit

    MAP OSCEOLA NATIONAL FOREST, U.S.DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

  • Deposit

    MAP VALDOSTA 1:250000 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1957.

  • Deposit

    TAMPA TRIBUNE, MARCH 29, 1978 "STUDY SAYS MINE COULD BE ALLO

  • Deposit

    OSCEOLA FOREST"

  • Deposit

    TAMPA TRIBUNE, APRIL 1,1978 "OSCEOLA MINING PERMIT REQUIRED"

  • Deposit

    OSCEOLA NATIONAL FOREST, SUMMARY OF NEW JERSEY ZINC, PROSPEC

  • Deposit

    ALAN D. MOAGLAND, DECEMBER 1973.

  • Deposit

    ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC., EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES

  • Deposit

    OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78 NTIS:PB 286 648/AS, 1978,199 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-MAR-95 Forth, M. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 16-DEC-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Added Model

Beyond USGS

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