It was these two discoveries phosphate rock and fishing-that would " put Boca Grande on the map ".
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In 1885, phosphate rock was discovered on the banks of the Punta Gorda, east of Gasparilla Island across Charlotte Harbor.
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Separately, IMC-Agrico reached an agreement with closely held CF Industries Inc . to exchange phosphate rock reserves in central Florida.
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Mining operations processing phosphate rock can leave tailings piles containing elevated levels of cadmium, lead, nickel, copper, chromium, and uranium.
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U . S . Agri-Chemicals operates no mines and relies exclusively on outside suppliers for raw materials, including phosphate rock.
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In 1895, brown phosphate rock was discovered in Mount Pleasant, leading to a mining boom, and giving the city its nickname.
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Approximately 90 % of phosphate rock production is used for fertilizer and animal feed supplements and the balance for industrial chemicals.
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Phosphate rock production greatly increased after World War II, and remains the primary global source of phosphorus and phosphorus chemicals today.
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If your soil is very acid, broadcast one pound of lime and half a pound of phosphate rock for each tree.
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These are ( in the order of phosphate rock economic reserves ) : China, Morocco and Western Sahara, United States and Jordan.
