| Deposit ID | 10119288 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0376 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0121050014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Watson Mine |
| Related records | 10024650 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.81095, 27.72531 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 35 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Florida(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bowling Green(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 | 032 S | 025 E | 04 | SESENE | 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) | -81.81095, 27.72531 |
|---|
| Thickness | 4.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 3080M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 3080M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2875HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 5.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Year of first production | 1936 |
| 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 | Estech, Inc. |
| ID | 800187 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3170000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | Not Available |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3504000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3877000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3381000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | 4106000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | 4147000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 3584000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2980000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | 6208000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2592000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2203000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2286000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2205700 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description | 2062900 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1847200 Mt Ore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0121050014 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0376 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0800187 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL
COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984
THROUGH 1986).
JERRY BALL, ACCOUNTANT FOR ESTECH, INC.; 8/20/87 TELEPHONE
CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.
CENTRAL FLA. PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM, EXISTING LAND USE, VOL IV, PREPARED FOR U.S.E.P.A.
BY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC, JUNE 1977.
SWIFT AGRI. CHEM. CORP. ANNUAL REPT., 1976
ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC.,EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS
OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES
OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286 648/AS, 1978, 199 PP.
ATLAS AND PLAT BOOK, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA. ROCKFORD MAP PUBL
INC., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 1977.
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY MINING MASTER PLAN FOR MANATEE CO
FLORIDA. SUBMITTED TO THE MANATEE COUNTY ZONING BOARD, 1975
STATE MAP OF FLORIDA SHOWING PHOSPHATE DISTRICTS. ZELLARS-
WILLIAMS INC., 1977.
GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK COUNTY FLORIDA DEPART. OF TRANS-
PORTATION, 1971.
BOWLING GREEN, BEREAH QUADRANGLES 7 1/2MINUTE SERIES USGS,
1955, 1956.
STOWASSER, W. F. PHOSPHATE ROCK. CH. IN BUMINES MINERALS
YEARBOOK 1983, V.1, P. 668.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ESTECH GENERAL CHEMICALS CORP. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DURING COMPANY VISIT IN JANUARY 1985; DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-APR-1995 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 03/27/1989 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0800187 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Watson Mine |
| Current operator | Estech Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Beatrice Companies |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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