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Zolfo Springs Area Small Ownerships

Prospect in Hardee county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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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. 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 10167228
MAS/MILS ID 0120490012
Record type Site
Current site name Zolfo Springs Area Small Ownerships

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.77765, 27.45032 (WGS84)
Elevation 22
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardee(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Zolfo Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Arcadia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Pierce(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Peace(hydrologic unit)

Peace(hydrologic accounting unit)

Peace-Tampa Bay(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Hardee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 035 S 025 E 11 E2NESE 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) -81.77765, 27.45032
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.9M
    Length 4577M
    Width 4577M
    Area 2305HA
    Depth to top 6.1M
    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 4.6
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6.1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4.6
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2305
    Date of Last Modification 820305

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 No
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name South Florida Phos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mining Development Corp.
    Home office Kansas
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Various Private Owners
    Home office Florida
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • MINING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CONTROLS THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE DEPOSIT AREA; EXACT PERCENTAGE IS UNKNOWN.

Comments on the production information

  • DEPOSIT HAS NEVER PRODUCED.
  • PRECISE MILL RECOVERY IS 82.4% AND INCLUDES SLURRY LOSSES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2095HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Percent Waste Rock 59.2
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 6.1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 10
    Secondary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 90
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 60
    Capacity 16400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.88
    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 2631 HECTARES. AREA POTENTIALLY DISTURBED REFLECTS THE MINABLE SURFACE AREA (2095 HECTARES) PLUS AN ASSUMED 10 PERCENT FOR PLANT AND TAILINGS AREAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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 EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977. DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA

Reporter information

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

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