Sarasota County Deposit No. 1

Prospect in Sarasota county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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. 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 10119461
MAS/MILS ID 0121150001
Record type Site
Current site name Sarasota County Deposit No. 1
Alternate or previous names Buchanan Tract

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.10796, 27.11423 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Sarasota

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 039 S 022 E 10 NWNWSW 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) -82.10796, 27.11423

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10.1M
    Length 5652M
    Width 5652M
    Area 3195HA
    Depth to top 10.1M
    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 3
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10.1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3195
    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 1962
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name South Florida

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • 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

Comments on the production information

  • MILL RECOVERY INCLUDES SLURRY LOSSES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • QAPEBBLE IS 6 % OF PRODUCT GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI MINING RECOVERY = 85%

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3195HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Percent Waste Rock 91.3
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 10.1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 10
    Secondary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 90
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 0
    Capacity 44000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.03
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 4,662 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    GARY WHOLEBEN, MAPPER FOR THE SARASOTA COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE; 9/1/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 1975.

  • Deposit

    MURDOCK AND MURDOCK SE QUADRANGLES, FLORIDA, 7 1/2 MINUTE SE

  • Deposit

    U.S.G.S. 1956 (70 PR), 1956 (72 PR).

  • Deposit

    RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY, FLORIDA STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAP AREA IDENTIFIED.

  • 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. DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/25/1994
MSHA mine ID0800826
Mine name (MSHA)Newburn Pit
Current operatorApac-Florida Inc
Current controller (parent)Ashland Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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