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B. H. Griffin

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 10167254
MAS/MILS ID 0120490003
Record type Site
Current site name B. H. Griffin
Alternate or previous names Zolfo Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.81925, 27.40862 (WGS84)
Elevation 20
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 28 E2NWNW 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) -81.81925, 27.40862
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6.1M
    Length 3840M
    Width 3840M
    Area 1480HA
    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) 1480
    Date of Last Modification 820616

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
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Southern Florida

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Griffin, B. H.
    Interest 100
    Home office Florida
    Year 1994

Comments on the production information

  • MILL RECOVERY INCLUDES SLURRY LOSSES

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADES OTHER THAN P205 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI. MINING RECOVERY = 85%. PEBBLE IS 6% OF PRODUCT .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1480HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 6.1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 10
    Secondary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 90
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 0
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 60
    Capacity 14600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 1.2
    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 5391 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    JOHNSON, DENNIS R. FLORIDA PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY PAPER PRESENTED AT FLORIDA PHOSPHATE COUNCIL ANN. CONF., ORLANDO, FL, JAN. 28, 1994.

  • Deposit

    Central Florida Phosphate Industry area-wide impact assessment program, existing land use, vol. IV, prepared for U.S.E.P.A. by Texas Instruments Incorporated, June 1977.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

  • Deposit

    TRANSPORTATION, 1975.

  • Deposit

    ATLAS AND PLAT BOOK MAP, HARBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ROCKFORD MA

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHERS, INC. 1975.

  • Deposit

    RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY, FLORIDA STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAP

  • Deposit

    THE AREA IDENTIFIED.

  • Deposit

    ZOLFO SPRINGS, GARDNER QUADRANGLES, FLORIDA, 7 1/2 MINUTE SE

  • Deposit

    U.S.G.S. 1956.

  • 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 25-APR-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 16-DEC-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Added Model

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