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North Columbia County #2

Prospect in Columbia county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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  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 10119195
MAS/MILS ID 0120230003
Record type Site
Current site name North Columbia County #2
Alternate or previous names North Columbia County #2.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.50797, 30.49133 (WGS84)
Elevation 45
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

Fairview(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

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 001 N 018 E 16 C SENE 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) -82.50797, 30.49133
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9.2M
    Length 6823M
    Width 6823M
    Area 5120HA
    Depth to top 16.7M
    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 8.3
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 16.7
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 8.3
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5120
    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 1966
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name North Florida Phos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Southern Resin Corp.
    Interest 85
    Home office North Carolina
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • PRECISE MILL RECOVERY = 76.5%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINING RECOVERY = 85%. GRADE AT 50% LEVEL IS 3.84% P205 GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI. PEBBLE IS 0% OF PRODUCT. THIS PROPERTY DATA FILE WAS REEVALUATED ON 8-27-85. ATTEMPTS WRE MADE TO CONTACT EACH PROPERTY OWNER BY PHONE AND LETTER FOR CURRENT INFORMATION. R. C. FOUNTAIN & ASSOC. WAS CONTACTED & INDICATED NO CHANGE IN RESOURCE ESTIMATE. THERE ARE NO COMPANY PLANS TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4655HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 64.5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 16.7
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 10
    Secondary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 90
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 60
    Capacity 47800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost .81
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 10,927 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTRACT #J0377000.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA. PHOSPHATE PROJ EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977. ALL THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REPRESENTED IN THIS DATA BASE MAY NOT BE CORRECT BUT REPRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION BASE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA.

Reporter information

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

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