Overview
| Status | Temporary Suspension |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
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| Production Start | ...  |
In 2018, The Mosaic Company temporarily idled his South Pasture, Florida beneficiation plant for an indefinite period of time.
In relation to the South Pasture Mine, Mosaic has been issued a Notice of Violation by the Hardee County Mining Coordinator for failing to carry out reclamation work on two designated units covering 166 acres of mined lands. The NOV cites noncompliance with County Land Development Regulations and Development of Regional Impact Development Order 12-21, which was issued in 2012 to authorize continued mining at the South Pasture Mine and its extension, as well as the operation of the beneficiation plant. To address the issue, the county has requested that Mosaic submit a revised reclamation plan and schedule to demonstrate when initial reclamation activities will be completed for the identified units. |
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The mining facilities and exploration properties are owned by or have controlling interest granted to Mosaic Fertilizer LLC, South Ft. Meade Land Management or South Ft. Meade Land Partnership, L.P. (“SFMLP”), each a subsidiary of Mosaic.
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Summary:
The phosphate deposits of Florida are sedimentary in origin and part of a phosphate-bearing province that extends from southern Florida north along the Atlantic coast into southern Virginia. Sedimentary phosphate deposits consist of rock in which the phosphate mineral(s) occur in grains, pellets, nodules, and as phosphate replacement of calcium in the remains of animal skeletal material and excrement.
All of Mosaic phosphate deposits are located in the Central Florida Phosphate District. The general description of the phosphatic deposits in Central Florida consist of two geological facies. The phosphate bearing units are within the Bone Valley Member of the Peace River Formation and the undifferentiated Member of the Peace River Formation within the South Florida Extension region of the Central District. The deposit characteristics transition from north east to the south west. The major phosphate bearing units in the north east consist of a productive Bone Valley Member with limited production in the Undifferentiated Member. The phosphate bearing units in the south west exhibit limited production in the Bone Valley Member and a productive Undifferentiated Member of the Peace River Formation.
The phosphate stratigraphy consists of 5 to 50 feet thick, white to brown poorly graded quartz sand with varying abundance of reworked phosphate grains as waste overburden. The economic zone is 13 to 50 feet thick, with a grade ranging from 27 to 35% P2O5. It consist ........
Summary:
The Mosaic extracts phosphate ore using large surface mining machines - “draglines”. Prior to extracting the ore, the draglines must first remove a 10 to 50 foot layer of sandy overburden.
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Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
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Phosphate rock
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kt
| 1,500 | 2,800 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 2,600 |
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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Annual production capacity
| 3.2 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate | 3.2 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate | 3.2 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate | 3.2 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate | 3.2 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate |
Reserves at December 31, 2021:
As of December 31, 2022, there were no changes in the reported Mineral Resources and Reserves at South Pasture compared to December 31, 2021.
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
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Measured
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85 Mt
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P2O5
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29.7 %
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Indicated
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150 Mt
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P2O5
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29.4 %
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Measured & Indicated
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235 Mt
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P2O5
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29.5 %
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Inferred
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3 Mt
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P2O5
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30 %
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Heavy Mobile Equipment as of February 3, 2020:
| HME Type | Quantity |
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Dragline
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