Florida · Polk County
Plant

Rockland Mine

Polk County, Florida, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesAluminumFluorine-FluoriteIronMagnesiteUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryAluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsCollophane, Dolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1968
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10240937
MRDS IDISM0372
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates27.75421, -81.86675
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUALCOMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1985 AND1986).ZELLAR-WILLIAMS, INC. EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATEDEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITYSYSTEMS, BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78,NTIS: PB 286-648/AS1978, 199 PP.DAMES AND MOORE. USS AGRI-CHEMICALS/FREEPORT PHOSPHATE ROCKCOMPANY, SOUTH ROCKLAND AREA, POLK AND HARDEE COUNTIES,FLORIDA. DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT APPLICATION FORDEVELOPMENT APPROVAL, MARCH 1981.EARTH SCIENCES, INC. URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE RESOURCES ANDTECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM RECOVERY FROMPHOSPHATE RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND FREE WOULD, DEP.ENERGY CONTRACT GJBX-110(79) V. 2, JUNE 1979, 672 PP.WORLD PHOSPHATES, FERTECOM, ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC., SRIINTERNATIONAL, 1981.USS AGRI-CHEMICALS. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DURING COMPANYVISIT IN JANUARY 1985; AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROMB.J. ROBERSON, BUMINES-EFOC, DENVER, CO.