Columbia County # 1 Deposit

Prospect in Columbia county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Water, Free
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10264747
MAS/MILS ID 0120230005
Record type Site
Current site name Columbia County # 1 Deposit
Alternate or previous names Lulu Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.49987, 30.10834 (WGS84)
Elevation 40
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

Lulu(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdosta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)

Suwannee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Suwannee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Columbia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 004 S 018 E 27 C SWSE Florida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.49987, 30.10834

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.6M
    Length 10850M
    Width 10850M
    Area 4106HA
    Depth to top 7.6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    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 2.7
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 7.6
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2.7
    Total Surface Area (HA) 4106
    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

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name North Florida

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Gonzales Family
    Home office Mississippi
    Year 1978
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Rayonier Inc
    Home office Mississippi
    Year 1978
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Other Unidentified Owners
    Year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • DISCOVERY EARLY SIXTIES, EXPLORATION EARLY SIXTIES AND 1976 BY FARMLAND INDUSTRIES. TOTAL 49 HOLES. DEPOSIT HAS NEVER PRODUCED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • QA=EXT QUANTITY ASSAYS ARE IN EXTRACTABLE GRADES. PEBBLE IS 24% OF PRODUCT AND 19% OF CONCENTRATE. GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI.
  • OWNERS INCLUDE RAYONIER, INC. AND THE GONZALES FAMILY. OTHER NAME: LULU DEPOSIT. DEPOSIT HAS NEVER PRODUCED.

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 9091 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUPPLEMENTAL LAND USE, 1972, VALDOSTA, U.S.G.S.,

  • Deposit

    OPEN FILE 76-013-7.

  • Deposit

    ELLISVILLE, LAKE CITY EAST, LULU, OLUSTEE, FLORIDA.

  • Deposit

    QUADRANGLES, 7 1/2 MINUTE SERIES, U.S.G.S..

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAPS, COLUMBIA AND UNION COUNTIES,

  • Deposit

    FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 1975.

  • Deposit

    ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC.,EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES

  • Deposit

    OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286 648/AS, 1978, 199 PP.

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 05-OCT-1992 Forth, M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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