| Deposit ID | 10202152 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471190086 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monsanto Properties |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.1167, 35.6668 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 180 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maury(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Godwin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hohenwald(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Duck(hydrologic unit)
Lower Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Maury |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Plant (1) | -87.1167, 35.6668 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 3104M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 3104M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2987HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 4.6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Milling method | Washing |
| District name | Central Tennessee District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Co. |
| ID | 4000903 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Missouri |
| Year | 1980 |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1963000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unavailable |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2106000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3980000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | 4075000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1360000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3508000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2958000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1033400 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description | 998800 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Description | 829400 Mt Ore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471190086 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4000903 |
HANK PARISOTTO, MANAGER OF CORPORATE REAL ESTATE, MONSANTO
CO.; 9/17/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL
COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984
THROUGH 1986).
SMITH, R.W. & WHITLATCH, G.E., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURCES
TENNESSEE, TENN. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULL. 48, 444 PP.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS, 1970, GEOLOGIC
HIGHWAY MAP OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION, AAPG MAP N/ 4.
BATES, R.L. 1969, GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS;
NEW YORK, TENNESSEE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS PP 187-90.
BROWN, L.P., 1904, THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN ST
ENGINEERING ASSOC. OF THE SOUTH, VOL 15, NO. 8, PP 85-
BURT, R.B., 1978, THE MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF TENNESSEE
PHOSPHATE ROCK, SPECIAL REPORT FOR ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, I
HERSHEY, R.E., FLOYD, R.J., MILLER,R.A., WILSON,C.W. ET AL;
GEOLOGIC MAPSAND MINERAL RESOURCE SUMMARIES. TENNESSEE
DIVISION OF GEOLOGY 1963-1970.
TENNESSEE SURFACE MINING LAW, STRIP AND OPEN PIT MINES.
CHAPTER 15. ACTS 1972 (ADJ. S.). CHAPTER 547, P1.
TENNESSEE'S AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, CHAPTER 1200-3-3
ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC., 1978, EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS OF TENNESSEE USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY
SYSTEM. 37 PP.
NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT J0377000. ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA. PHOSPHATE PROJECT, EFFECTIVE DATE, JUNE 30, 1977. FERROPHOSPHOROUS AND SLAG ARE POSSIBLE BY-PRODUCTS. MONSANTO MINED OUT THESE PROPERTIES IN 1986 (SEE BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRIES H101 TO 102). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-AUG-1993 | Forth, M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/21/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4000903 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Co Mo |
| Current operator | Monsanto Company |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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