Mine detail: Swift Creek Mine

<< Back to the map

<< Back to browsing

Location: Hamilton County, Florida, United States, North America
Lat / long: 30.44717, -82.85599
dep_id: 10080267
mrds_id: W031378
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Trace mineral: Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Collophane
gangue: Dolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
model: 244: Phosphate, warm current type
conc_proc: Sedimentation: Fluvial
Reporter: Sutphin, David M.
hrock_unit: Bone Valley
hrock_type: Phosphorite
Year first produced: 1970
disc_yr: 1960
References:
  • Deposit:: UPPER SUWANNEE RIVER, EVALUATION OF APROPOSED D.R.I. AS AN AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN, FL. DIV. OF STATE PLAN 1974.
  • Deposit:: GUIDEBOOK, AIME FIELD TRIP TO OCCIDENTAL MINES, 1977.
  • Deposit:: OCCIDENTAL (DIV OF HOOKER CHEM.) FORM 10-K. 1977.
  • Deposit:: OWENS-ILLINOIS NORTH FLORIDA LAND PROSPECTUS. 1962.
  • Deposit:: KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.
  • Deposit:: CONTRACT J0377000, ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC., FL PHOSPHATE PROJECT. EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 1977.
  • Other Database:: ISMI
© 2010-2018 Lee C. Baker unless noted. All rights reserved.