| Deposit ID | 10119170 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0373 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0121050003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Saddle Creek - Ebersbach |
| Alternate or previous names | Ebersbach, Saddle Creek Mine |
| Related records | 10024647 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.83375, 28.0334 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 38 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Florida(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Auburndale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kissimmee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Orlando(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 | 028 S | 025 E | 20 | S2NWNW | 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 |
| Ore Body (1) | -81.83375, 28.0334 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1560M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1560M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2297HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 5.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Year of first production | 1968 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Central Florida Phosphate District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Agrico Chemical Co. |
| ID | 800173 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Description | Information Unavailable |
| Year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description | Information Unavailable |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | 4862000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | 4837000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | Shutdown |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3656000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3646000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | 5920000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3010000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | 565000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1497000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | Shutdown |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1896000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | Shutdown |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Description | Shutdown |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2619000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2970100 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description | 843700 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1463200 Mt Ore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0121050003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0373 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0800173 |
BONNIE DODSON, SENIOR MINES PLANNER, AGRICO CHEMICAL CO.;
8/26/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL
COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984
THROUGH 1986).
OLSON, STEVEN I., AND HAROLD H. MILLER, 1981, IMPROVED
RECOVERY OF FLORIDA PHOSPHATE ROCK BY MODIFYING STANDARD
14 CU-M (500 CU-FT) WEMCO CELLS WITH 28 CU-M (1000 CU-FT)
CELL MECHANISMS: SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS PREPRINT
#81-321, NOVEMBER 1981, 13 P.
GEORGE SCHAHADI, MANAGER OF REAL ESTATE SERVICES, THE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES; 8/26/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH
LEE OSMONSON.
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, 1984, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION FORM 10-K FOR 1983: MARCH 26, 1984, 92 P.
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, 1985, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION FORM 10-K FOR 1984: MARCH 27, 1985, 96 P.
AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANY, 1984, MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANY AND INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL
WORKERS UNION LOCAL NO. 33: MAY 18, 1984, 59 P.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION LIMITED, 1980, WORLD SURVEY
OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED.: 238 P.
EARTH SCIENCES, INC., 1979, URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE
RESOURCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM RECOVERY
FROM PHOSPHATE RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND FREE WORLD:
DEPT OF ENERGY CONTRACT GJBX-110(79) V. 2, JUNE 1979, 672 P.
HARBEN, PETER, 1981, FOUR CORNERS PHOSPHATE MINE -
PROGRESS AND POTENTIAL: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 164, MAY
1981, P. 61-67.
HAYNES, B. W., G. W. KRAMER, AND J. A. JOLLY, 1981,
FLUORINE AND URANIUM IN PHOSPHATE ROCK PROCESSING AND WASTE
MATERIALS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, RI 8576, 17 P.
LAWVER, J. E., J. P. BERNARDI, G. E. MCKEREGHAN, J. D.
RAULERSON, D. LYNCH, AND R. S. HEARON, 1984, NEW TECHNIQUES
IN BENEFICIATION OF THE FLORIDA PHOSPHATES OF THE FUTURE:
MINERALS, AND METALLURGICAL PROCESSING, V. 1, NO. 2,
P. 89-106.
STOWASSER, W. F., 1983, PHOSPHATE ROCK, MINERAL
COMMODITY PROFILE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 18 P.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1970, THE NATIONAL ATLAS OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, 1981, DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT: MOBIL CHEM. CO., SOUTH FORT
MEADE MINE, POLK COUNTY, FL. SEPT. 1981.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION
DOCUMENT: MOBIL CHEM: CO., SOUTH FORT MEADE MINE, POLK
COUNTY, FL., SEPT. 1981.
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, 1984, THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES ANNUAL
REPORT FOR 1983: FEBRUARY 14, 1984, 52 P.
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, 1985, THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES ANNUAL
REPORT FOR 1984: FEBRUARY 11, 1985, 49 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIMENSIONS ARE FOR REMAINING AREA AS LISTED IN S DATA SET. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-APR-1995 | Daley, Michael R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 12/17/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0800173 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Saddle Creek |
| Current operator | Agrico Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Williams Companies |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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