Florida · Clay County
Past Producer

Highland Operation

Clay County, Florida, United States
TitaniumZirconiumAluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryTitanium
SecondaryZirconium
TertiaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsIlmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Sillimanite, Staurolite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10143267
MRDS IDISM0728
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates30.05444, -82.05095
References
CALVER, J.L. MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES. FLORIDA GEOL.SURVEY BULL. NO. 39, 1957, PP. 15-33.CARPENTER, J.H., ET AL. MINING AND CONCENTRATION OF ILMEN-ITE AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS AT TRAIL RIDGE, FLORIDA.MIN. ENG., V. 5, AUGUST 1953, PP. 789-795.CLARK, W.E., ET AL. INTERIM REPORT ON THE WATER RESOURCESOF ALACHUA, BRADFORD, CLAY, AND UNION COUNTIES,FLORIDA. FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO.36, 1962, P. 62.GROGAN, R.M., ET AL. MILLING AT DU PONT'S HEAVY MINERALMINES IN FLORIDA. MILLING METHODS IN THE AMERICAS. N.ARBITAR, ED., GORDON AND BREACH, NEW YORK, 1964,PP. 205-229.ROBERTS, A.E. HOW NEW $3,000,000 HIGHLAND PLANT RECOVERSTITANIFEROUS MINERALS. MIN. WORLD, OCTOBER 1955,PP. 52-55, 72.