North Carolina · Beaufort County
Producer

Aurora Operations

Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUraniumFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Dolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Silt,Sand and Gravel,Limestone · Pungo River Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsStill in production in 2010
First production1966
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10175303
MRDS IDISM0352
Alternate namesLee Creek Mine, Pamlico River\n
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates35.36119, -76.80701
References
BROWN, P.M. THE RELATION OF PHOSPHATES TO GROUND WATER IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. ECON. GEOL., V. 53, 1958, PP. 85-101.CALDWELL, A.B. LEE CREEK OPEN-PIT MINE AND FERTILIZER PLANTS. ENG. AND MIN. J., JAN. 1968, PP. 59-82.HIRD, J.M. CONTROL OF ARTESIAN GROUND WATER IN STRIP MINING PHOSPHATE ORES - EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. PRESENTATION AT AIME ANNUAL CONF., DENVER, COLO., FEB., 1970, 11 PP.HIRD, J.M. OVERBURDEN STRIPPING - COMBINATION USE OF DREDGE AND DRAGLINE. MIN. ENG., MAR., 1980, PP. 311-314.KIMERY, J.O. DESCRIPTION OF THE PUNGO RIVER FORMATION IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT BULL. 79, 1968, 131 PP.--PIT AND QUARRY. TEXASGULF SULPHUR CO. JANUARY, 1969, PP. 125-138.ROONEY, T.P. AND P.F. KERR. MINERALOGIC NATURE AND ORIGIN OF PHOSPHORITE, BEAUFORT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. GEOL. SOC. AM. BULL., V. 78, JUNE, 1967, PP. 731-748.STUCKEY, J.L. NORTH CAROLINA: ITS GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, RALEIGH, 1965, 550 PP.TEXASGULF INC. 10-K REPORT, 1979, PP. 1-3.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC. EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM. BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 14-79.JOHN M. HIRD, LEE CREEK MINE MANAGER, TEXASGULF CHEMICALS CO.; 8/12/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. 1985 MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL. 2, AREA REPORTS: DOMESTIC, P. 429.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1985 AND 1986).USGS; GSC LISTS , JULY 95.BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONREDEKER, I.H., and WRIGHT, TH.J., 1979: PHOSPHATE MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA, ERZMETALL BD.32, (1979), H.2.Marston North Carolina, P.C. (Terry Kremmel, P.E. writer), 2010, Aurora Operations 2010 Resource and Reserve update technical report: Marston, North Carolina P.C. (Marston) NI 43-101 compliant report for PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. 120. p.Riggs, S.R., 2005, Phosphate deposits of the North Carolina coastal plain, continental shelf and adjacent Blake Plateau, USA, in Notholt, A.J.G., Sheldon, R.P., and Davidson, D.F., eds., Phosphate deposits of the world, Volume 2, Phosphate rock resources: Cambridge Earth Science Series v.2, 600 p.MINING ENGINEERING, MAY, 1995, P. 407.PA1,PA2) WORLD MINING, WORLD MINES REGISTER 1981-82