Deseret Ranch

Prospect in Brevard 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. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10143122
MAS/MILS ID 0120090001
Record type Site
Current site name Deseret Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -80.83672, 27.9464 (WGS84)
Elevation 7
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brevard(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kenansville NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vero Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Pierce(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper St. Johns(hydrologic unit)

St. Johns(hydrologic accounting unit)

St. Johns(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Brevard

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 029 S 035 E 21 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) -80.83672, 27.9464

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 16.8M
    Length 8776M
    Width 8776M
    Area 8473HA
    Depth to top 32.3M
    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 28.6
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 32.3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 28.6
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8473
    Date of Last Modification 820303

Comments on the geologic information

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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1975
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Se Florida Phos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mormon Church
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1978
    First year 1978
  • Type Operator
    Owner International Minerals And Chemical Corp.
    Home office Florida
    Year 1978
    First year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • PRECISE MILL RECOVERY IS ASSUMED TO BE 68.2%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 7703HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 67
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 32.3
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 89
    Secondary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 11
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 60
    Capacity 115000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .67
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 8,500 HECTARES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BREVARD NEWS(MELBOURNE, FLA.). NOV. 20, 1977, SEC. B, P. 1B

  • Deposit

    HIRD, J.M. OVERBURDEN STRIPPING-COMBINATION USE OF DREDGE

  • Deposit

    AND DRAGLINE. MIN. ENG., V. 32, NO. 3, 1980, PP. 311-314.

  • 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 #J0377000.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA. PHOSPHATE PROJ PROJECT EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30,1977. 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 REPRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE, OR ZWI-EFOC INFORMATION WHICH REMAINS IN THE DATA BASE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. IMC GAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPATIAL RELATIONS FOR M7. DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-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.