A Tower Mine

Producer in Polk county in Florida, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10240977
MAS/MILS ID 0121050042
Record type Site
Current site name A Tower Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.58234, 28.19339 (WGS84)
Elevation 38

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Davenport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kissimmee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Orlando(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kissimmee(hydrologic unit)

Kissimmee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern(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 026 S 027 E 26 C Florida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.58234, 28.19339

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Standard Sand And Silica Co
    ID 800408
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MESA INSP

  • Deposit

    MSHA LIST 5/18/81

  • Deposit

    RCF & CMS 10/81

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) 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)

StatusActive since 11/10/1971
MSHA mine ID0800408
Mine name (MSHA)FLINT PLANT
Current operatorStandard Sand & Silica, Co.
Current controller (parent)Valerie Carnes
Mine typeFacility (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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