Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryAluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Uranium, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsCollophane, Dolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sand and Gravel,Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1976
Identification
Deposit ID10168046
MRDS IDISM0364
Alternate namesHooker's Prairie Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates27.7741, -81.9342
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984 THROUGH 1986).FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK COUNTY, FLA., 1971W.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 MINING, MCGRAW-HILL, INC. NEW YORK, NY, 1976, PP.382-392TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC. EXISTING LAND USE MAP, VOL. IV OF CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, JUNE 1977U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. TOPOGRAPHIC MAP; BRADLEY JCT, BAIRD QUAD. 7 1/2 MINUTE SERIES, 1970.ZELLARS, M.E. & J.M. WILLIAMS. EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM. BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78 NTIS: PB286 648/AS, 1978, 199 PP.