| Deposit ID | 10024646 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0372 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rockland Mine (Us Agri-Chem) |
| Alternate or previous names | Rockland Mine |
| Related records | 10240937 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.86655, 27.75031 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 50 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | CENTROID 500 M |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Florida(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Homeland(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Florida | Polk |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -81.86655, 27.75031 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sand |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Clay |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Year of first production | 1968 |
| Year of last production | 1983 |
| District name | Land Pebble Phosphate District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Uss Agri-Chemicals Inc. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Agri-Chemical, Freeport Phosphate Rock |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0372 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | P0039 | |
| USGS | BGR | BGR | PA04456 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0121050017 |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
E&MJ, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1976, 1981, NEW YORK
British Sulphur Corp. Ltd., 1980: World Survey Of Phosphate Deposits, 4th Ed., LondonBritish Sulphur Corp. Ltd., 1980: World Survey Of Phosphate Deposits, 4th Ed., London
E&Mj, International Directory Of Mining, 1976, 1981, New YorkE&Mj, International Directory Of Mining, 1976, 1981, New York
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | This Record Was Compiled For the International Strategic Minerals Inventory. The Data Were Used In Preparation of the USGS Circular 930 Series of Reports. Mineral Resource Categories and Codes Herein Are From the International Classification System Recomm |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE WASHING, FLOTATION ORE IS TRANSPORTED BY PIPELINE TO THE MILL (ON-SITE), BENEFICIATION METHOD FLOTATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 04-NOV-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | reformated date column; calculated latitude and longitude in decimal degrees; added Location Precision, Continent, Country, State, Commodity Code, Ore Minerals Code fields; changed Major Commodity fie |
| Reporter | 31-DEC-1987 | Saam, Henning, G. | Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany) |
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