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Four Corners Mine (Florida phosphates Operation)

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 Location:
50 km SE from Tampa, Florida, United States

  Address:
11200 R. 37 South
Bradley
Florida, United States
33835
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Phosphate rock
Mining Method
  • Dragline
Production Start...
Mine Life2032


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
The Mosaic Company 100 % Indirect
Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (operator) 100 % Direct

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Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:

The entirety of Mosaic’s mineral reserves and resources exist within sedimentary deposits. Economic phosphorite exists in a matrix of gravels, sands, silts and clays that are readily extractible. These economic deposits overlay a carbonate platform where phosphorite is absent. The bedrock and economic matrix are overlain by sands, clays and silts that are easily removed. Limitations of extraction arc the case of excavation, the capacity of the matrix to slurry, the grade of the phosphorite, gangue minerals, the depth of the matrix, and the overburden to be removed.

Deposition of phosphorite occurred in the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. The depositional environment was shallow marine with sea levels of 300 ft. (100 m) or less. Cold phosphate rich waters were upwelled and mixed with warm surface waters creating vigorous biologic activity. Biological remains settled on the sea floor in regional anoxic zones. Phosphate subsequently substituted into calcium carbonate in the form of the mineral francolite. Accessory- mineralization does occur, but it is of little economic consequence. The deposit underwent transport and rework through marine winnowing. Post-depositional rework is extensive and site factors such as hydrology and groundwater geochemistry influence grade and gangue mineralization.

Gangue minerals are generally limestone, dolomitic limestone, iron concretions of varying sizes and competent clays that resist disaggregation by washing. Limestone, dol ........


Mining Methods

  • Dragline


Summary:

Four Corners is a phosphates production stage mining facility. Phosphate is extracted using surface mining techniques. Mining is utilizing electric walking draglines to remove overburden and mine the phosphate ore (matrix). The matrix is hydraulicaly transported to the benefication plants via a series of centrifugal pumping systems.

Draglines utilize a one-pass. modified simple side-cast method for overburden removal and mining of matrix. Overburden will be spoiled on top of the ground, in an adjacent mined out cut or pumped, depending on overburden matrix thickness and available area. Geological considerations such as overburden matrix thickness, spoil stacking characteristics and dragline reach arc considered in cut design to ensure spoiled overburden does not encroach on uncovered matrix.

Regardless of the cut type and spoil placement, matrix is mined in a consistent manner. An earthen well is formed with earthmoving equipment outside of the dragline cut but within the dragline dumping radius. After the dragline uncovers an advance of approximately 50 ft. (16 m). matrix is mined and placed in the well where it is slurried with 10.000 US gpm of water at high pressure (250 to 3(X) psi). Once all matrix is mined, the dragline walks back and repeats the process. While the dragline generally advances in one direction the tub follows an arc within the cut as the dragline is dumping matrix to a fixed location. Once the dragline advances past the reach of th ........


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Processing

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Production:

CommodityUnits202020192018201720162015
Phosphate rock kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required6,9006,4005,3005,700
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics20202019201820172016
Annual production capacity  ......  Subscription required7 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate7 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate7 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate7 Mt of phosphate rock concentrate
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Reserves at December 31, 2021:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven 42 Mt P2O5 28.3 %
Probable 36 Mt P2O5 27.2 %
Proven & Probable 78 Mt P2O5 27.8 %


Pipelines
TypeMaterialDiameterLengthDescription


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2021:
HME TypeSizeQuantity
Dragline 65 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required
Dragline 55 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required
Dragline 42 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required
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Dragline 45 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

Total WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Form 10-K 2018
Form 10-K 2017
Form 10-K 2016
Project Description 2016
Form 10-K 2015
Technical Report 1993
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