Mine · Polk County, Florida, United States
South Fort Meade Mine
South Fort Meade Mine is an idle mine in Polk County, Florida, United States, owned by Mosaic Company.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Polk County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (nonproducing) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | phosphate (mainly phosphate) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Mosaic Company (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 216 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 27.6478, -81.7564 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its owner compares
Mosaic Company owns 4 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 99 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Mosaic Company | 100th | 4 | 0.15% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 6 power plants (6,420 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Energy Complex | Power plant | 2,266 MW | Operating | 19 km |
| Midulla Generating Station | Power plant | 853 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| Hardee Power Station | Power plant | 470 MW | Operating | 20 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.