| Deposit ID | 10143361 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0362 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0121050013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fort Meade Mine - Mobil |
| Related records | 10024637 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.80705, 27.76641 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 45 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Florida(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Homeland(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 | 031 S | 025 E | 22 | SW | Florida |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Montmorillonite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Plant (1) | -81.80705, 27.76641 |
|---|
| Thickness | 6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 5825HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 6.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Year of first production | 1966 |
| 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 | Mobil Chemical Co. |
| ID | 800379 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Virginia |
| Year | 1978 |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | 10520000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | 8896000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | Not Available |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | 10548000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | 11353000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | 10377000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | 11266000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | 10645000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 11181000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | 11527000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | 13996000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | 13256000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Description | 11951000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Description | 13116000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Description | 10670200 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description | 6578200 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Description | 5979500 Mt Ore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0121050013 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0362 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0800379 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL
COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984
THROUGH 1986).
CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMEN
PROGRAM, EXISTING LAND USE, VOL IV, PREPARED FOR U.S.E
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC, JUNE 1977.
GENERAL HIGWAY MAP POLK COUNTY FLORIDA. JANUARY 1971
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.
THE ARCADIAN, 3-6-75. "PHOSPHATE WASTES LEAKED INTO RIVER".
GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA DEPART. OF TRANSP.
HOMELAND, ALTURAS, BEREAH, BOWLING GREEN QUADRANGLES 7 1/2 M
SERIES USGS 1952, 1955, 1956, 1955.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-APR-95 | Rcs | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/27/1996 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0800379 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Fort Meade Mine |
| Current operator | Mobil Mining & Minerals Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Mobil Corp |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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