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First Mississippi Chem. Tract

Prospect in Hillsborough county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Water, Free
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10216001
MAS/MILS ID 0120570005
Record type Site
Current site name First Mississippi Chem. Tract

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.18876, 27.69421 (WGS84)
Elevation 21
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hillsborough(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Lonesome(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Petersburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Manatee(hydrologic unit)

Tampa Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

Peace-Tampa Bay(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Hillsborough

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 032 S 021 E 15 S2NESE Florida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.18876, 27.69421
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.8M
    Length 2562M
    Width 2562M
    Area 656HA
    Depth to top 8.1M
    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 4.8
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 8.1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4.8
    Total Surface Area (HA) 656
    Date of Last Modification 800424

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Mining method Strip-Level

Mining district

District name Central Florida Phosphate District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Imc Fertilizer, Inc (Div. Of Imc Chemical)
    Interest 100
    Home office Florida
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • ADIT UPDATE 1994: PART OF THIS PROPERTY IS NOW OWNED BY IMC CHEMICAL CO. AND IS PART OF THE FOUR CORNERS MINE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MINE DRI EXTENSION. THE REMAINDER HAS BEEN SOLD OFF AS PRIVATE HOLDINGS FOR FARMING (ORCHARDS). REFER TO FOUR CORNERS MINE PROPERTY FILE SEQ. NO. 0120810012

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC.,EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES

  • Deposit

    OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286 648/AS, 1978, 199 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTRACT #J0377000.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA. PHOSPHATE PROJ EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-94 Hite, Alan G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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