| Deposit ID | 10119461 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0121150001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sarasota County Deposit No. 1 |
| Alternate or previous names | Buchanan Tract |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.10796, 27.11423 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 10 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sarasota(county)
Florida(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Murdock SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sarasota(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Saint Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Myakka(hydrologic unit)
Peace(hydrologic accounting unit)
Peace-Tampa Bay(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Florida | Sarasota |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee | 039 S | 022 E | 10 | NWNWSW | 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 |
| Model code | 244 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34d |
| Deposit model name | Phosphate, warm current type |
| Ore Body (1) | -82.10796, 27.11423 |
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| Thickness | 10.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 5652M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 5652M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 3195HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 10.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1962 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | South Florida |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. C. K. Farms Ltd. |
| ID | 800826 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Panacea Properties Ltd. |
| ID | 800826 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Florida |
| ID | 800826 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 3195HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0121150001 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0800826 |
GARY WHOLEBEN, MAPPER FOR THE SARASOTA COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE; 9/1/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.
Central Florida Phosphate Industry area-wide impact assessment program, existing land use, vol. IV, prepared for U.S.E.P.A. by Texas Instruments Incorporated, June 1977.
GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 1975.
MURDOCK AND MURDOCK SE QUADRANGLES, FLORIDA, 7 1/2 MINUTE SE
U.S.G.S. 1956 (70 PR), 1956 (72 PR).
RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY, FLORIDA STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAP AREA IDENTIFIED.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT #J0377000.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA. PHOSPHATE PROJ EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977. DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-MAR-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 16-DEC-10 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Model |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/25/1994 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0800826 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Newburn Pit |
| Current operator | Apac-Florida Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Ashland Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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