| Deposit ID | 10265191 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0121050018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Saddle Creek Tailings Dam, Hydro |
| Alternate or previous names | Asmac Minerals |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.87985, 28.0064 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 37 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Florida(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lakeland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kissimmee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Orlando(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 | 028 S | 024 E | 35 | N2SWNE | 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 |
| Ore Body (1) | -81.87985, 28.0064 |
|---|
| Thickness | 7.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 449M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 449M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 20.2HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Year of first production | 1977 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Central Florida Phosphate District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asmac Minerals Inc |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asamera Oil Co. (Asmac Parent) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0121050018 |
CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMEN
PROGRAM, EXISTING LAND USE, VOL IV, PREPARED FOR U.S.E
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC, JUNE 1977.
ATLAS AND PLAT BOOK, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA. ROCKFORD MAP PUBL
J INC., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 1977.
RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY, FLORIDA STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAP
GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK COUNTY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANS
1971.
LAKELAND QUADRANGLE, FLORIDA 7 1/2 MINUTE SERIES U.S.G.S. 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT #J0377000.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC. FLA. PHOSPHATE PROJ EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977. REC 030, ALL LOCATIONS ARE APPROX. CENTER OF PROPERTY. DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF TAILINGS FROM 1941-1958 MINING OPERATION RECENT MINING STARTED IN MAY 1977, STOPPED NOVEMBER 1977. ROCK DENSITY OF 97 PCF, MOISTURE 20% FROM ZWI LAB TEST LAND USE- WETLANDS 85%, FOREST 15%. LENGTH AND WIDTH IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA. RANGE OF 1.0 TO 1.5 MILLION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-AUG-1994 | Dh-Cp | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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