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Debris Deposits

Prospect in Polk county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Water, Free
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  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119148
MAS/MILS ID 0121050021
Record type Site
Current site name Debris Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.97485, 27.90031 (WGS84)
Elevation 40

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mulberry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bartow(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Pierce(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alafia(hydrologic unit)

Tampa Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

Peace-Tampa Bay(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Polk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 030 S 023 E 02 SESESE Florida

Comments on the location information

  • THIS PROPERTY CONSISTS OF TWELVE SCATTERED DEBRIS DEPOSITS IN POLK AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. THE LOCATION IS THE APPROX. CENTER OF THESE DEPOSITS AT MULBERRY, FLA. CONTRACT #J0377000. ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA PHOS. PROJECT, EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977.

Commodities

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

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.97485, 27.90031
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.3M
    Length 1924M
    Width 1924M
    Area 150HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    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 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 150
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Comments on the geologic information

  • DENSITY IS FOR DRY IN SITU ORE; ASSUME 20% MOISTURE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1974
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Central Florida Phosphate District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • QAM1=EXT QUANTITY ASSAYS OF MATRIX 1 ARE IN EXTRACTABLE GRADES GRADE IS WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF 12 SMALL DEBRIS DEPOSITS PEBBLE IS UNKNOWN % OF PRODUCT GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI DEBRIS AND TAILINGS RESOURCES NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER IDENTIFIED RESOURCES.
  • NUMEROUS OWNERS. 12 SCATTERED DEBRIS DEPOSITS IN POLK & HILLS- BOROUGH COUNTIES,W/CENTER AT MULBERRY,FLA.

Comments on the workings information

  • LAND HOLDING IS 607 HECTARES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE IND. AREA WIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT

  • Deposit

    PROGRAM, EXISTING LAND USE, VOL IV, PREPARED FOR U.S.E

  • Deposit

    TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC, JUNE 199779

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAYS MAPS, POLK AND MILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES, FLORI

  • Deposit

    U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 MINUTE SERIES MAPS, MULBERRY. LAKELAND, BRADL

  • Deposit

    JUNCTION, NICHOLS, HOMELAND, BARTOW, LITHIA QUABRANGLE

  • Deposit

    ZELLARS, M.E. & J.M. WILLIAMS. EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY

  • Deposit

    SYSTEM. BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78 NTIS:PB286

  • Deposit

    648/AS, 1978, 199 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-OCT-1992 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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