Mine detail: Big Four (Mobile) (Amax Fert.)

Previously called 'Big FourBig Four Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

27.73357, -82.08312

Resource(N)

Primary:	Phosphorus-Phosphates
Ore:	Collophane
Discovery year:	1910

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size:	None
Development status:	Prospect
First production started:	1977
Last production ended:	1983

Geology

Host type:	Clay, Mud,Sand and Gravel,Dolomite
Structure:	Sand, Clay

References

MRDS	ISM0357
DEP	10024632
Reference	{Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON}{Deposit:: PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO.97, SEPT./OCT., 1978}{Deposit:: British Sulphur Corp. Ltd., 1980: World Survey Of Phosphate Deposits, 4th Ed., LondonBritish Sulphur Corp. Ltd., 1980: World Survey Of Phosphate Deposits, 4th Ed., London}{Deposit:: Phosphorus & Potassium, No.97, Sept./Oct., 1978Phosphorus & Potassium, No.97, Sept./Oct., 1978}
Reporter	Nicholson, S.W., Saam, Henning, G.