Florida · Polk County
Producer

Payne Creek-Palmetto Mine

Polk County, Florida, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formBLANKET (COVERS 2000 SQ MI OF THE COASTAL PLAIN)
Materials
Ore mineralsCollophane
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Bonevalley;Hawthorn: Underlies Bone Valley Unconformably. Yellow-Tan Dolostone
StructurePhosphorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1965
Identification
Deposit ID10080273
MRDS IDW031384
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates27.69477, -81.93871
References
CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, EXISTING LAND USE, VOL IV, PREPARED FOR U.S.E.P.A. BY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC, JUNE 1977ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, QUESTIONAIRES I & II. 10-K REPORT. THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, 1977U.S.BUREAU OF MINES CAPITAL COST MODEL, PREPARED BY ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC. 1978U.S. BUREAU OF MINES GENERAL PURPOSE MINING COST MODEL, PREPARED BY ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC. 1978.KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY, FLORIDA STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAP.ENVIRONMENT RULES AFFECTING MINING, SUBMITTED BY AGRICO.GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLKCOUNTY, FLORIDA. 1975.BAIRD QUADRANGLE, FLORIDA, 7 1/2 MINUTE SERIES, U.S.G.S. 1955.Application For Development Of Regional Impact, Kingsford Operation. Imc, Hillsborough County, 1974.Application For Development Of Regional Impact, Kingsford Operation. Imc, Hillsborough County, 1974.International Minerals & Chemicals Corp. Annual Report 1976.International Minerals & Chemicals Corp. Annual Report 1976.International Minerals & Chemicals Corp. Form 10k, 1976.International Minerals & Chemicals Corp. Form 10k, 1976.Central Florida Phosphate Ind. Area Wide Impact Assessment Program. Existing Land Use, Vol Iv, Prepared For U.S.E.P.A By Texas Instruments Inc. June 1977.Central Florida Phosphate Ind. Area Wide Impact Assessment Program. Existing Land Use, Vol Iv, Prepared For U.S.E.P.A By Texas Instruments Inc. June 1977.ISMI