La Crosse Deposit

Prospect in Alachua 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. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10143069
MAS/MILS ID 0120010003
Record type Site
Current site name La Crosse Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.39096, 29.83334 (WGS84)
Elevation 40
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alachua(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alachua(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gainesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gainesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)

Suwannee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Suwannee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Alachua

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 007 S 019 E 35 S2NESW 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) -82.39096, 29.83334

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.7M
    Length 3291M
    Width 3291M
    Area 1083HA
    Depth to top 7.9M
    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 4
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 7.9
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1083
    Date of Last Modification 800319

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 Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Resource Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Oklahoma City, Ok
    Year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • MILL RECOVERY INCLUDES SLURRY LOSSES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Demonstrated 571000000mt ore
    Total resources 571000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 6.24 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EBBLE IS 23% OF PRODUCT, MINING RECOVERY IS 85% GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1083HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Percent Waste Rock 71.8
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 7.9
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 10
    Secondary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 90
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 0
    Capacity 7650
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.83
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 1093 HECTARES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAND USE AND LAND COVER MAP, 1972, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S

  • Deposit

    LOGICAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE 76-004-1.

  • Deposit

    ALACHUA, FLORIDA AND MONTEOCHA, FLORIDA,71/2 MINUTE SERIES T

  • Deposit

    PHIC MAPS, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1966.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP OF ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

  • Deposit

    PORTATION, 1975.

  • Deposit

    Zellars-Williams, Inc., Evaluation of the phosphate deposits of Florida using the Minerals Availability System, U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report 112-78, NTIS: PB 286-648/AS, 1978, 199 p.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTRACT #J037000.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA. PHOSPHATE PROJECT EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977. THIS PROPERTY DATA FILE WAS REEVALUATED ON JULY 29, 1985. ANY RESERVE/RESOURCE DATA THE MOST RECENT ESTIMATES. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT EACH PROPERTY OWNER BY PHONE AND LETTER FOR CURRENT INFORMATION. THERE ARE NO COMPANY PLANS TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME. KERR-MCGEE REFUSED TO SUPPLY ANY INFORMATION FOR THE 1985 UPDATE. THEREFORE, THE DATA IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL 1978 DATA BY ZWI. THE ZWI DATA FOR THIS PROPERTY CONTAINED TOO MANY ASSUMPTIONS AND IS MOSTLY CONSIDERED AS INACCURATE. ALL THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS DATA BASE MAY NOT BE CORRECT, BUT REPRESENT THE LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE OR DEVELOPED INFORMATION WHICH REMAINS IN THE DATA BASE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-MAR-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 16-DEC-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Added Model

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.