Tenoroc Mine

Plant in Polk county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Water, Free
Sections on this page
  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 10240957
MAS/MILS ID 0121050026
Record type Site
Current site name Tenoroc Mine
Alternate or previous names Standard Slag and Silica Company

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.87675, 28.0972 (WGS84)
Elevation 41
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lakeland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kissimmee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Orlando(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 Polk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 027 S 024 E 35 NENENE 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) -81.87675, 28.0972

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.5M
    Area 2850HA
    Depth to top 6.3M
    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 3.2
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6.3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3.2
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2850
    Date of Last Modification 830413

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 Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

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-Operator
    Owner Borden Inc.
    ID 800170
    Interest 100
    Home office Ohio
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES PHOSPHATE ROCK PROCESSING PLANT.

  • Deposit

    RAND MCNALLY & CO., FLORIDA STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAP, WI

  • Deposit

    AREA IDENTIFIED.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRAN

  • Deposit

    TION, 1971.

  • Deposit

    AUBURNDALE 1944, LAKELAND 1944, QUADRANGLES, FLORIDA 7 1/2

  • Deposit

    SERIES, U.S.G.S.

  • 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. THIS ENTIRE DEPOSIT WAS MINED OUT AS OF LATE 1977.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 D R S U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/07/1978
MSHA mine ID0800170
Mine name (MSHA)Tenoroc Mine
Current operatorBorden Chemical Division
Current controller (parent)Borden Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references