Florida · Hamilton County
Past Producer

Suwannee River Mine

Hamilton County, Florida, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUraniumFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsCollophane
GangueDolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz, Kaolinite
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite,Clay, Mud,Silt,Sand and Gravel,Dolomite · "Bone Valley", "Hawthorn"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1965
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10143512
MRDS IDISM0380
Alternate namesSuwannee River (Psc) (Occidental Chem.), Swift Creek Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates30.4395, -82.814
References
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