North Baker County Deposit

Prospect in Baker county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Water, Free
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. 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. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142835
MAS/MILS ID 0120030001
Record type Site
Current site name North Baker County Deposit
Alternate or previous names Continental Can Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.33296, 30.46713 (WGS84)
Elevation 40
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taylor(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

National Forests in Florida(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Baker

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 001 N 020+E 20 C C C Florida

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) -82.33296, 30.46713

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6.1M
    Length 8997M
    Width 8997M
    Area 8065HA
    Depth to top 19M
    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 15.2
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 19
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 15.2
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8065
    Date of Last Modification 800324

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
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name North Florida

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Uss Steel Corp.
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Carnegie Pension Fund
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Continental Can Co.
    Home office New York
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • U.S. STEEL CORP. AND THE CARNEGIE PENSION FUND POSSESS SOME UNKNOWN RIGHTS TO OR CONTROL OF MINERALS. CONTINENTAL CAN CO. HAS SOME UNKNOWN INTEREST IN THE LAND FOR ITS TIMBER.
  • OWNERS: U.S. STEEL CORP., CARNEGIE PENSION FUND, AND CONTINENTAL CAN CO. OTHER NAME: CONTINENTAL CAN DEPOSIT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • QA=EXT QUANTITY ASSAYS ARE EXTRACTABLE GRADES PEBBLE IS 6% OF PRODUCT GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 22,780 HECTARES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAND USE AND LAND COVER MAP, VALDOSTA, 1972, U.S. GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    OPEN FILE 76-030-1.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRA

  • Deposit

    TATION 1974, PROVIDED BY ALPOPP.

  • Deposit

    RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY, FLORIDA STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAP

  • Deposit

    AREA IDENTIFIED.

  • Deposit

    TAYLOR, SANDERSON NW, SARGENT, EDDY, MONIAC, MACCLENNY NW

  • Deposit

    QUADRANGLES, 7 1/2 MINUTE SERIES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURV

  • Deposit

    9, 1969, 1967 (OM), 1967 (OM), 1967 (OM), 1972.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTRACT #J0377000.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA. PHOSPHATE PROJ EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977. DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-OCT-92 Hrabik, J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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