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Gardinier South Hardee Deposit

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10216350
MAS/MILS ID 0120490019
Record type Site
Current site name Gardinier South Hardee Deposit
Alternate or previous names South Hardee

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.97485, 27.52812 (WGS84)
Elevation 28
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

Fort Green(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bartow(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 034 S 023 E 11 SESESE Florida

Comments on the location information

  • MINE LOCATION APPROXIMATE CENTER OF PROPERTY; DEPOSIT IS ON FT. GREEN, WAUCHULA, DUETTE QUADRANGLES

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) -81.97485, 27.52812
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 16.5M
    Length 6690M
    Width 6690M
    Area 4480HA
    Depth to top 5.5M
    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 3
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Total Surface Area (HA) 4480
    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
Discovery year 1974
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name South Florida

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Doyle E. Carlton, Jr., And Heirs
    Interest 100
    Home office Florida
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. CONTROLS APPROX. 20% OF MINERAL RIGHTS IN SCATTERED BLOCKS GARDINIER, INC., LOST THE PROPERTY DURING ITS BANKRUPTCY STATUS (1985) TO A CREDITOR BANK; ON JAN. 13, 1987,DOYLE E. CARLTON, JR., PURCHASED THE PROPERTY FOR $11,000,000. IMC/FREEPORT JOINT VENTURE HAVE MINING OPTION TO THIS PROPERTY.

Comments on the production information

  • MILL RECOVERY INCLUDES SLURRY LOSSES. GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS MATRIX HAS HIGHER MGO CONTENT. PEBBLE IS 10 % OF PRODUCT GRADES. OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI. MINING RECOVERY = 85%. NEWEST REPORTED RESERVES GIVEN BY BLUE, JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES REPORT BY DENNIS R. JOHNSON TITLED FLORIDA PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY. PRESENTED IN JAN. 28, 1994, FLORIDA PHOSPHATE COUNCIL ANN. CONF., ORLANDO, FL. RESERVES GIVEN IN TERMS OF ROCK PRODUCT, 69 MILLION SHORT TONS. ADJUSTED TO TONS OF IN-PLACE ORE: 69MM TONS X 6.665 (RATIO OF TONS ORE MINED TO ROCK PRODUCT PRODUCED (WFOC CALCULATED RATIO) / BY 0.85 MINE RECOVERY X 0.907 MT/SHTONS. THIS PROPERTY DATA FILE WAS REEVALUATED ON 8-27-85. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT EACH PROPERTY OWNER BY PHONE AND LETTER FOR CURRENT DATA. GARDINIER PROVIDED NONE. THERE ARE NO COMPANY PLANS TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME. ACTUAL ESTIMATED RESOURCE IS 1,062,810,000 MT. THE ZWI DATA FOR THIS PROPERTY CONTAINED TOO MANY ASSUMPTIONS AND IS MOSTLY CONSIDERED AS INACCURATE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4480HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5.5
    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 41300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .87
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4480HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5.5
    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 52100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .74
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4480HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5.5
    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 10200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.45
    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 5,090 HECTARES. DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS: WETLANDS ON PROPERTY; TEMPORARY SUBSIDENCE; LOWERING OF GROUND WATER

Comments on other economic factors

  • WASTE RATIO (S-WAS) IS BASED ON AVERAGE DEPOSIT THICKNESSES SURFACE AREA AFFECTED FOR TOTAL DEPOSIT MATRIX "X" = 4.5 CUBIC METERS ORE/TONNE PRODUCT (MATRIX 1 MATRIX "X" = 6.0 CUBIC METERS ORE/TONNE PRODUCT (MATRIX 2 AND MATRIX 3). MINING RECOVERY = 85%

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    VERNON BENBOW, CHIEF DEPUTY OF FIELD OPERATIONS, HARDEE

  • Ownership

    COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE; 8/21/87 TELEPHONE

  • Ownership

    CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.

  • Reserve-Resource

    JOHNSON, DENNIS R. FLORIDA PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PAPER PRESENTED AT FLORIDA PHOSPHATE COUNCIL ANNUAL CONF.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    ORLANDO, FL, JAN. 28, 1994.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

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

  • 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, FL., DEPT. OF TRANPORT-

  • Deposit

    ATION, 1975.

  • Deposit

    LOCATION MAP OF GARDINIER, INC. PROPERTIES INDICATING MAJOR

  • Deposit

    DRAINAGE FEATURES AND TRANSPORTATION ROUTES.

  • Deposit

    FORT GREEN, WAUCHULA, DUETTE QUADRANGLES, 7 1/2 MINUTE

  • Deposit

    U.S.G.S. 1955, 1955, 1956

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-APR-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 16-DEC-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Added Model

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