| Deposit ID | 10264759 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0120270004 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | W.Bethel and Adjacent Deposits |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.09986, 27.32142 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 25 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Manatee(county)
Florida(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Edgeville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sarasota(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Saint Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Myakka(hydrologic unit)
Peace(hydrologic accounting unit)
Peace-Tampa Bay(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Florida | DeSoto |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee | 036 S | 023 E | 27 | E2NWNW | Florida |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Montmorillonite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Model code | 244 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34d |
| Deposit model name | Phosphate, warm current type |
| Ore Body (1) | -82.09986, 27.32142 |
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| Thickness | 6.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2938M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 2938M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 851HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 5.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | South Florida |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. Bethel |
| Interest | 55 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Small Adjascent Tracts |
| Interest | 45 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0120270004 |
CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREA-WIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
LAND ATLAS & PLAT BOOK, DE SOTO COUNTY, FLORIDA, 1973, PUBLICATION
GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, DE SOTO COUNTY, FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
EDGEVILLE AND LIMESTONE QUADRANGLES, FLORIDA, U.S.G.S. 1956.
RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY, FLORIDA STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAP AREA IDENTIFIED.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT #J0377000.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA. PHOSPHATE PROJ EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977. DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-MAR-95 | Hartos | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 03-JAN-11 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | Minor changes to Model and site |
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