North Lake City

Prospect in Columbia county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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. 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. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118827
MAS/MILS ID 0120230002
Record type Deposit
Current site name North Lake City
Alternate or previous names North Lake City Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.49987, 30.30023 (WGS84)
Elevation 40
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Columbia(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Gum Swamp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdosta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Suwannee(hydrologic unit)

Suwannee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Suwannee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Osceola National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in Florida(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Columbia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 002 S 017 E 20 C NWSE Florida

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) -82.49987, 30.30023

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 3300M
    Width 3300M
    Area 1090HA
    Depth to top 4M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    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 2.7
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2.7
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1090
    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 1962
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name North Florida

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • MILL RECOVERY INCLUDES SLURRY LOSSES.
  • DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN 1962. EXPLORED BY AMAX, MONSANTO, OWENS-ILLINOIS AND KERR-MCGEE. DRILLED OUT WITH ABOUT 32 HOLES PER SECTION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI PEBBLE IS 5% OF CONCENTRATE AND 4.82% OF PRODUCT. MINING RECOVERY IS 85%. THIS PROPERTY DATA FILE WAS REEVALUATED ON 8-26-85. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT EACH PROPERTY OWNER BY PHONE ND LETTER FOR CURRENT INFORMATION. KERR MC-GEE REFUSED TO RESPOND. THERE ARE NO COMPANY PLANS TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME. TONNAGE AND GRADE IS THE ORIGINAL ZWI ESTIMATE. NO NEW INFO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1090HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 54
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3.65
    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) 65
    Capacity 7000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2.03
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • CLOSEST ADEQUATE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY SOURCE IS CONSIDERED TO BE NEAREST URBAN LOCATION. TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 3670 ACRES (1490 HECTARES). TOTAL MINABLE AREA IS 2690 ACRES (1090 HECTARES).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUPPLEMENTAL LAND USE, 1972, VALDOSTA, U.S.G.S., OPEN FILE 76-013-7.

  • Deposit

    OPEN FILE 76-013-7.

  • Deposit

    WHITE SPRINGS EAST AND DEEP CREEK, FLORIDA, QUADRANGLES, 7 1/2 MIN. SERIES, U.S.G.S., 1961.

  • Deposit

    7 1/2 MIN. SERIES, U.S.G.S., 1961.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 1977.

  • Deposit

    OF TRANSPORTATION, 1977.

  • 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

    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. ALL LOCATIONS ARE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF PROPERTY. DEPOSIT IS ON WHITE SPRINGS EAST AND DEEP CREEK TOPO MAPS. THE ZWI DATA FOR THIS PROPERTY CONTAINED TOO MANY ASSUMPTIONS AND IS MOSTLY CONSIDERED AS INACCURATE. ALL THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS DATA BASE MAY NOT BE CORRECT BUT REPRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE OR DEVELOPED INFORMATION WHICH REMAINS IN THE DATA BASE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR ENTRY INTO MAS SYSTEM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-MAR-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 16-DEC-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Added Model

Beyond USGS

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