| Deposit ID | 10118979 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0358 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0121050006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonny Lake Mine |
| Related records | 10024633 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.91985, 27.9064 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 60 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Florida(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mulberry(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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee | 030 S | 024 E | 04 | S2NWNW | Florida |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Montmorillonite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -81.91985, 27.9064 |
|---|
| Thickness | 4.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2010M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 2010M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 400HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 11.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Year of first production | 1958 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Central Florida Phosphate District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grace Co., W. R. |
| ID | 800168 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1985 |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude Ore 6078000 Mt Ore/Year |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude Ore 5648000 Mt Ore/Year |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude Ore 5012000 Mt Ore/Year |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude Ore 5621000 Mt Ore/Year |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude Ore 5949000 Mt Ore/Year |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Crude Ore(Estimate) 5785000 Mt Ore/Year |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Description | Crude Ore 356800 Mt Ore/Year |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0121050006 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0358 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0800168 |
OPERATION INCLUDES A CONCENTRATOR & WASHER.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. 1984 MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL. 2, AREA
REPORTS: DOMESTIC, P. 159.
_____. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY,
PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEAR 1984).
W.R. GRACE AND COMPANY.FLORIDA PHOSPHATE OPERATIONS,
COMPANY PUBLICATION, 1977.
R.W. HOPPE. PHOSPHATES ARE VITAL TO AGRICULTURE AND FLORIDA
MINES FOR ONE THIRD THE WORLD, IN E/MJ OPERATING
HANDBOOK OF SURFACE MINING, MCGRAW-HILL, INC., N.Y.,
1976, PP. 382-392.
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC. EXISTING LAND USE MAP. VOL. IV OF
FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM, JUNE 1977.
ZELLARS, M.E. AND J.M. WILLIAMS. EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILIBILITY
SYSTEM. BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286-
648/AS 1978, 199 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIMENSIONS REPRESENT IDEALIZED MINABLE AREA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-APR-95 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/01/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0800168 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Bonny Lake Mine |
| Current operator | W R Grace & Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Standard Industries Holdings Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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