Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsCollophane
GangueMontmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sand and Gravel,Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1976
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10143096
MRDS IDISM0371
Alternate namesOld Achan IMC Debris and Matrix, T/A Minerals Polk County Mine, Transammonia
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates27.8589, -81.9807
References
Industrial Minerals, No.146, Nov. 1976, P.27 (possibly some info on p.2, but suspect this was an error in original data)R.W.HOPPE. PHOSPHATES ARE VITAL TO AGRICULTURE AND FLORIDA MINES FOR ONE THIRD THE WORLD, IN E/MJ OPERATING HANDBOOK OF SURFACE MINING, MCGRAW-HILL, INC. NEW YORK, NY, 1976, PP. 382-392.TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC. EXISTIING LAND USE MAP, VOL. IV OF CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, JUNE 1977ZELLARS, M.E. AND J.M. WILLIAMS. EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM. BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78 NTIS: PB 286-648/AS, 1978, 199 PP.EDNA WHITAKER, DEPUTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, JAMES L. RODEN PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE (POLK COUNTY); 8/27/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.