Florida · Polk County
Producer

Haynesworth Mine

Polk County, Florida, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesFluorine-FluoriteAluminumUraniumIronMagnesite
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET (COVERS 2000 SQ MI OF THE COASTAL PLAIN)
Materials
Ore mineralsCollophane
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Bone Valley;Hawthorn: Underlies Bone Valley Unconformably. Yellow-Tan Dolostone
StructureSand, Clay, Dolomite, Phosphorite
AlterationClay Altered To Lateritic Aluminum Phosphates, Supergene Uranium Enrichment, Montmorillonite Transformed To Kaolinite.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10080277
MRDS IDW031389
Alternate namesHaynsworth Mine, Chicora Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates27.76651, -82.01373
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 1977.KERR-MCGEE ANNUAL REPORT, 1976. ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC. 1978.KEYSVILLE, DUETTENE, BAIRD, BRADLEY JUNCTION QUADRANGLES, 7 1/2 MINUTES SERIES, U.S.G.S. 1955, 1956, 1955, 1949.ZELLAR-WILLIAMS INC., EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 2286 648/AS.MCGREEVY, L.J., CATHCART, J.B., AND COLEMAN, A.M., 1955, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE ZONE ON PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE AMERICAN CYANAMID CO., LAND-PEBBLE PHOSPHATEDISTRICT, FLA. US GEOL. SURV. TRACE ELEMENTS MEMORANDUM REPT. 872, 65P.KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, 1951, HELD 18,810 ACRES, 7700 OF WHICH WERE MINABLE FOR P205 AND U308. ^253 AMERICAN CYNAMID COMPANY, 1974, PRICE INCREASES AND NEW MINING TECHNIQUES MADE LOWER GRADE ORES PROFITABLEFlorida Department Of Transportation, General Highway Map, Polk County, Fla., 1971Florida Department Of Transportation, General Highway Map, Polk County, Fla., 1971W.R. Grace & Company, Annual Report, 1977W.R. Grace & Company, Annual Report, 1977R.W. Hoppe, Phosphates Are Vital To Agriculture And Florida Mines For One-Third The World, In E/Mj Operating Handbook Of Surface MR.W. Hoppe, Phosphates Are Vital To Agriculture And Florida Mines For One-Third The World, In E/Mj Operating Handbook Of Surface MISMI