Mine detail: Highland Deposit

Previously called 'Trail Ridge Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long: 30.03357, -82.03318

Resource(B)

Primary: Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite
Ore: Ilmenite, Kyanite, Rutile, Zircon
Discovery year: 1946

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1949
Last production ended: 1986

Geology

Host type:Sand and Gravel

References

MRDSISM0728
DEP10024976
Reference{Deposit:: PETERSON, R.C., 1966, TITANIUM RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8290, 65P.}{Deposit:: FORCE, E.R., AND GARNAR, T.E., JR., 1985, HIGH-ANGLE AEOLIAN CROSS-BEDDING AT TRAIL RIDGE, FLORIDA: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, AUGUST, P. 55-59.}{Deposit:: PIRKLE, E.C., YOHO, W.H., AND HENDRY, C.W., JR., 1970, ANCIENT SEA-LEVEL STANDS IN FLORIDA: FLORIDA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 52, 61P.}{Deposit:: US BUREAU OF MINES, 1942-84, MINERALS YEARBOOK (1939-82): WASHINGTON, D.C., US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 106V.}{Deposit:: ADAMS, REG, 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PUBLISHED BY FINANCIAL TIMES INFORMATION LTD, LONDON, P. 50-51.}{Deposit:: FANTEL, R.J. ET AL, 1986, TITANIUM MINERALS AVAILABILITY MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9061, 48 P.}{Deposit:: TOWNER, ROY 1985. MINERAL SANDS = TRAIL RIDGE, FLORIDA, MINERAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, AUSTRALIA (PERS. COMMUNICATION WITH DUPONT).}
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