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North Carolina Phosphate District

Producer in Beaufort county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000661
MRDS ID ISM0351
Record type District
Current site name North Carolina Phosphate District

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -76.80605, 35.34168 (WGS84)
Relative position Area of Lee Creek Mine

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaufort(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aurora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bayboro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pamlico(hydrologic unit)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Beaufort

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 244
USGS model code 34d
Deposit model name Phosphate, warm current type

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -76.80605, 35.34168
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description BASIN, NORTH FLANK OF RISING DOME

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Significant No
Year of first production 1965

Mining district

District name NORTH CAROLINA PHOSPHATE DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner TEXASGULF
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner NORTH CAROLINA PHOSPHATE CORP.
  • Type Owner
    Owner AGRICO CHEMICALS
  • Type Owner
    Owner COMP. FRANCAISE DE L'AZOTE (COFAZ)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KIMREY, T.O., 1965: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 19, P.131

  • Deposit

    CATHCART, J.B. SHELDON, R.P., GULBRANDSEN, R.A., 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 888

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 16-NOV-10 Causey, J.Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Record was made by unrecorded USGS reporter. I consolidated info from another district record (ISM0353) Dep_id 60000662 and deleted it.

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