· Florida supplies a quarter of the world’s phosphate and 80 percent of all the phosphate used in the US. Most of it goes into fertilizer. But before it can be used to help crops grow, the
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Approximately 8,400 jobs are directly connected to the phosphate industry in Florida-nearly 50,000 indirectly shaped by its extensive footprint and operational needs. The industry’s economic impact in the Tampa region is an estimated $5.03 billion. In fact, well-over half of the Port of Tampa’s economic activity and jobs are connected to
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For decades, it has been said that the phosphate in Florida could be mined for about another 25 years. Technological advances and market changes, however, have continually lengthened the expected life of phosphate mining, allowing mining of rock that wouldn’t have been mined in previous years. The Hawthorne Formation, which contains much of
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· Bills have been introduced in the state legislature that would allow the use of a radioactive byproduct of phosphate mining in road beds. Its use is currently prohibited across the country. The bill in the Florida House was introduced by Republican Lawrence McClure of Plant City. It would allow demonstration projects using phosphogypsum in
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· So, what in the world, literally, is phosphate? “Phosphate, the compound that we have in fertilizer, is PO4 – it’s one part phosphorous and four parts oxygen.”. While some people search
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Introduction to Phosphate as a Fertilizer. Professor of Soil Science, University of Viterbo, Italy, 2001. Phosphate fertilization of soils has always been important. Vast areas of agricultural land can be poor if the soil has a phosphate (P) deficiency. The term available phosphate is used because phosphate is the most immobile of major plant
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This first phosphate product (the “pebble”) can be as little as 5%, and as large as 70%, of the mine’s total production depending on the nature of the matrix being mined. [See notes at the end of this discussion about the “Future of Phosphate Beneficiation” describing additional processing that is sometimes required.]
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Florida’s phosphate producers are developing sustainable and innovative use opportunities for phosphogypsum (PG), a by-product formed during the manufacturing
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· 3. United States Mine production: 21 million MT In 2022, US phosphate mining fell by 1 million MT from the previous year. The top phosphate-producing states, Florida and North Carolina, accounted
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December 9, 2022. The Phosphate Industry has been in Florida for more than one hundred years. Since its discovery by Captain J. Francis LeBaron in 1881, phosphate has been an essential part of Florida’s economy and has helped Florida’s farmers put food on the table. Before then, farmers struggled and relied on bone meal to help grow crops.
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Florida phosphate mining dates back to the first hard rock deposits found near Hawthorne in Alachua County in 1883. Endurance was imperative in the early years when phosphate mining was done with wheelbarrows,
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Phosphate mining has long meant jobs — and worries — in Central Florida. Ambivalence is growing as a mining company seeks to significantly expand its reach, with some fearing
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· Amid this effort to expand domestic sources, some researchers assert that Florida's phosphate deposits, mined by the fertilizer industry for over a century, could have a second life as a major supplier of rare-earth minerals. "We could satisfy nearly 50% of the U.S. demand for many of the critical rare earth elements from Florida," said
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Since the energy crisis in the 1970s, most Florida phosphate companies capture the heat released in the burning of sulfur and production of sulfuric acid and use it to produce steam. The steam is used to
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· Phosphoric acid can attack phosphate rock to produce soluble monocalcium phosphate, resulting in the calcium and phosphorus being released from ore into solution. Studies [14, 18] showed that
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Phosphate Mining Today. After a mine site is permitted and reclamation plans are in place, the land is prepared for mining. Endangered species are relocated and measures are taken to protect wetlands and other preservation areas. In addition, systems are put in place to offset any impact to water levels and flow in the surrounding areas.
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Phosphate rock was first mined in England in 1847 for use as a fertilizer. It was in 1881 that civil engineer J. Francis LeBaron, a civilian employee of the Army Corps of Engineers, discovered Florida’s treasure in black phosphate pebbles in the Peace River. A “hard rock” phosphate district in north central Florida was discovered next.
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Phosphate was discovered in the Peace River Valley north of Punta Gorda in 1881. A ridge of phosphate runs through central of Florida (New Era). The easy access to the
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· It's the heart of — and only real city — in DeSoto County, a farming and ranching center that hearkens back to Old Florida. It's home to an historic downtown that got battered by Hurricane Charley in 2004, and Florida’s largest rodeo, anchored in a building named for the very company that wants to dig the state's newest phosphate mine.
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A new phosphate rock mine began operation near Spanish Forks, UT, in July 2020. The operating company will market its phosphate rock for direct application to soil for organic farming. Production initially was to be about 5,000 tons per year, eventually increasing to 48,000 tons per year after 5 years. The mine site was developed in the early
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· Phosphate mining is a major industry in Florida, but it’s also a major source of pollution, responsible for red tide, toxic algal blooms and killing wildlife. In the northern part of the state
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Introduction. Introduction. Phosphate mining and processing and reclamation of the disturbed lands come with state and federal requirements to protect the health of the public as well as the health of the environment. Issues of special regulatory concern are waste disposal, environmental radioactivity and the possibilities of air and water
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Mosaic produces about 8 million tons of finished phosphate a year in Florida with the capacity to produce up to 10 million tons, according to Keith Alam, Mosaic’s senior manager in engineering. The company reports that it pumped an average 34 million gallons of groundwater every day in 2022 to make that product.
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Mosaic, which operates most of North America’s phosphate production, said it inspects gypsum stacks daily and monitors groundwater. Lower-income communities in Central Florida bear the brunt of health and safety threats from mining industry activities, which include a history of spills from gypsum stacks.
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· Abstract. The world's phosphate ore reserve nearly totals 69.5 billion tons (2019), but its distribution is uneven, more than 80% of which is concentrated in North Africa. Especially, Morocco and Western Sahara are the world's richest countries in phosphate resources, with reserves of 50 billion tons in 2019, accounting for nearly 72 percent of
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· Twelve active phosphate mines are currently authorized in Florida, according to the DEP. Most are controlled by two main companies, Mosaic and Nutrien. They make Florida a key if somewhat hidden
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There are 27 phosphate mines in Florida, covering more than 450,000 acres. Nine phosphate mines are currently active. Nine mines are 100 percent reclaimed and released from reclamation obligations. The
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Phosphorus in Florida’s waters comes from a variety of sources, both natural and human-caused. Phosphorus enters water-ways in one of two ways. Soluble forms of phosphorus (such as orthophosphate) can be dissolved in water and carried directly into waterways, becoming immediately available for biological uptake.
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Of the 1.3 million acres in Bone Valley, more than 440,000 acres are owned by the phosphate industry, and 3,000-6,000 acres are mined annually (Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), 2015; Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute). Mining in Florida has moved south since it began.
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Florida phosphate helps farmers across America and around the world produce higher yields on the land that they farm. These higher yields increase food production worldwide, helping to eliminate hunger while
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