Mine detail: Clear Springs

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Location:	Polk County, Florida, United States, North America
Lat / long:	27.86561, -81.81375
dep_id:	10119174
mrds_id:	ISM0359
mas_id:	121050010
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Phosphorus-Phosphates
Trace mineral:	Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type:	Surface
Development status:	Plant
other_matl:	Collophane, Dolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
work_type:	Surface
Reporter:	Buckingham, David A.
Year first produced:	1950
References:	Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL Deposit:: COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984 Deposit:: THROUGH 1986). Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORPORATION. 1977 ANNUAL Deposit:: REPORT. Deposit:: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE ENVIRON- Deposit:: MENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, CURRENT LAND USE I. E.P.A. CON- Deposit:: TRACT NO. 68-01-4196, JUNE 1977. Deposit:: ZELLARS, M.E., AND J.M. WILLIAMS. EVALUATION OF THE PHOS- Deposit:: PHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY Deposit:: SYSTEM. BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286- Deposit:: 648/AS, 1978, 199 PP. Deposit:: ATLAS AND PLAT BOOK, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA. ROCKFORD MAP PUB- Deposit:: LISHERS, INC., ROCKFORD ILLINOIS, 1977. Deposit:: BARR, J.A. PHOSPHATE, IN METALS IN REVIEW--NON-METALLICS. Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 1951, PP. 98- Deposit:: 100. Deposit:: CARTER, S.W. PHOSPHATE. E/MJ, MARCH 1969, PP. 158-160. Deposit:: FREEMAN, M.R. PHOSPHATE ROCK, IN CHEMICAL METALS AND MIN- Deposit:: ERALS. MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, JUNE 1969, PP. 94-96. Deposit:: FULLER, R.B. THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE ROCK Deposit:: MINING. MINING ENGINEERING, AUGUST 1951, PP. 708-712. Deposit:: GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES, FLORI- Deposit:: DA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 1971, 1972. Deposit:: HOPPE, R.W. PHOSPHATES ARE VITAL TO AGRICULTURE--AND FLORI- Deposit:: DA MINES FOR ONE-THIRD THE WORLD. E/MJ, MAY 1976, PP. 79- Deposit:: 89. Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, FLORIDA FER- Deposit:: TILIZER GROUP, BARTOW, FLORIDA. INTRODUCTION TO FLORIDA Deposit:: MINERALS OPERATIONS (COMPANY INFO. PAMPHLET). JANUARY 1, Deposit:: 1985, 32 PP. Deposit:: _____. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES Deposit:: DURING TRIP TO FLORIDA IN JANUARY 1985. Deposit:: LENHART, W.B. DEVELOPMENTS IN PRODUCING PHOSPHATE. ROCK PRO- Deposit:: DUCTS, MAY 1952, PP. 80-84. Deposit:: PASCOE, H.L. PHOSPHATE ROCK PUMPED 5 MILES TO HOLD DOWN Deposit:: TRANSPORT COSTS. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, APRIL Deposit:: 1951, PP. 104-109. Deposit:: SKILLING*MINING REVIEW. IMC ORDERS 10TH DRAGLINE FOR FLOR- Deposit:: IDA PHOSPHATE. MARCH 15, 1980, P. 21. Deposit:: TEN EYCK, H.S. PHOSPHATE, IN NONMETALLICS. E&MJ, FEBRUARY Deposit:: 1965, PP. 165, 168, 212, 214, 216, 218, AND 220. Deposit:: COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1970 Deposit:: THROUGH 1983). Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. BARTOW AND HOMELAND QUADRANGLES (TO- Deposit:: POGRAPHIC MAPS), FLORIDA--POLK CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES, Deposit:: 1972 PHOTOREV., SCALE 1:24,000. Deposit:: 1984 E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING. INTERNATIONAL Deposit:: MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORPORATION (SECTION 2A--UNITED Deposit:: STATES MINE/PLANT UNITS, FLORIDA). P. 175.