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N.E. Manatee--Swift/Grace Area

Prospect in Manatee county in Florida, United States with commodities Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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  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 10264791
MAS/MILS ID 0120810012
Record type Site
Current site name N.E. Manatee--Swift/Grace Area
Alternate or previous names Northeast Manatee, W. Schmid Tract, Polk Tract, Leroy Carlton, Carlton Property Estate, Badcock Tract, William Parrish Tract, W.R. Grace-Camp-Clark Tract

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.16656, 27.58092 (WGS84)
Elevation 35
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Manatee(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Keentown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Petersburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Manatee(hydrologic unit)

Tampa Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

Peace-Tampa Bay(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Manatee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 033 S 021 E 25 S2NENW 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
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) -82.16656, 27.58092
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.5M
    Length 4254M
    Width 4254M
    Area 1990HA
    Depth to top 12.2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Type of Orebody #3 PLACER
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 12.2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1990
    Date of Last Modification 820212

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 1966
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name South Florida Phos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Grace Co., W. R.
    Interest 100
    Home office Florida
    Year 1985
  • Type Owner
    Owner Grace Co., W. R.
    Home office Florida
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • GRACE IS CURRENTLY LEASING SOME PROPERTY BUT PRECISE PERCENTAGE OF OWNERSHIP IS UNKNOWN.

Comments on the production information

  • PRECISE MILL RECOVERY IS 82.4%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADES OTHER THAN P2O5 NOT DETERMINED BY ZWI. PEBBLE IS 8% OF PRODUCT. MINING RECOVERY IS 85%. THERE ARE NO COMPANY PLANS TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME. DATA IS BASED ON DRILLING OF ONE HOLE PER 16 ACRES. ALL THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS DATA BASE MAY NOT BE CORRECT BUT REPRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE OR DEVELOPED INFORMATION WHICH REMAINS IN THE DATA BASE ONLY FOR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. THE TONNAGE ESTIMATE REPRESENTS THE MINE RECOVERABLE TONNAGE THIS ESTIMATE WAS SUPPLIED BY THE COMPANY TO REFLECT RECOVERABLE MATRIX NOT TOTAL MATRIX IN THE GROUND. INSITU GRADE WAS BACK-CALCULATED FROM COMPANY SUPPLIED DATA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1809HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 80.4
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 12.2
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 95
    Secondary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 5
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 60
    Capacity 9690
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.75
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 2261 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 16-DEC-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Added Model

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