Bonny Lake Mine

Plant in Polk county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Water, Free
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118979
MRDS ID ISM0358
MAS/MILS ID 0121050006
Record type Site
Current site name Bonny Lake Mine
Related records 10024633

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.91985, 27.9064 (WGS84)
Elevation 60
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Polk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 030 S 024 E 04 S2NWNW Florida

Comments on the location information

  • ALL LOCATIONS ARE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF PROPERTY MINE ALSO ON BRADLEY JCT., HOMELAND, AND BARTOW 7.5 MIN QUAD

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.91985, 27.9064

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.5M
    Length 2010M
    Width 2010M
    Area 400HA
    Depth to top 11.1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    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 5.5
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 11.1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5.5
    Total Surface Area (HA) 400
    Date of Last Modification 830413

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Central Florida Phosphate District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Grace Co., W. R.
    ID 800168
    Interest 100
    Home office New York
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • 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

Comments on the workings information

  • LAND HOLDING IS 4900 HECTARES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OPERATION INCLUDES A CONCENTRATOR & WASHER.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. 1984 MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL. 2, AREA

  • Deposit

    REPORTS: DOMESTIC, P. 159.

  • Deposit

    _____. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY,

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEAR 1984).

  • Deposit

    W.R. GRACE AND COMPANY.FLORIDA PHOSPHATE OPERATIONS,

  • Deposit

    COMPANY PUBLICATION, 1977.

  • Deposit

    R.W. HOPPE. PHOSPHATES ARE VITAL TO AGRICULTURE AND FLORIDA

  • Deposit

    MINES FOR ONE THIRD THE WORLD, IN E/MJ OPERATING

  • Deposit

    HANDBOOK OF SURFACE MINING, MCGRAW-HILL, INC., N.Y.,

  • Deposit

    1976, PP. 382-392.

  • Deposit

    TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC. EXISTING LAND USE MAP. VOL. IV OF

  • Deposit

    FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT

  • Deposit

    PROGRAM, JUNE 1977.

  • Deposit

    ZELLARS, M.E. AND J.M. WILLIAMS. EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILIBILITY

  • Deposit

    SYSTEM. BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286-

  • Deposit

    648/AS 1978, 199 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIMENSIONS REPRESENT IDEALIZED MINABLE AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-APR-95 Wilburn, David R. 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)

StatusAbandoned since 02/01/1984
MSHA mine ID0800168
Mine name (MSHA)Bonny Lake Mine
Current operatorW R Grace & Company
Current controller (parent)Standard Industries Holdings Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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