STATISTICS ON MINERAL PRODUCTION 
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ILMENITE 
Ilmenite was recovered from the beach sands of the Atlantic Coast 
at Mineral City, near Pablo Beach, Duval County, during 1922. Messrs. 
Buckman and Pritchard, Inc., who formerly operated the plant, have 
sold their interests to the National Lead Company of New York. The 
output and value of ilmenite cannot be given separately without dis¬ 
closing individual production, but it is included in the total of the State. 
LIMESTONE, LIME AND ELI NT 
The increased activity in road building in Florida has resulted in a 
largely increased output of limestone and crushed flint rock. The total 
amount of limestone, as reported by the several producers, sold in Flor¬ 
ida during 1922 was 656,910 tons valued at $622,378. The various 
purposes for which this limestone was used were: road metal; railroad 
ballast; agricultural purposes; rock for foundations, sea walls and simi¬ 
lar work and other miscellaneous uses. To the above total should be 
added the amount of lime and of crushed flint rock which brings the 
total production of limestone, quick-lime, hydrated lime and crushed 
flint rock to 824,150 tons, valued at $857,913. 
The companies operating in 1922 were: 
Blowers Lime and Phosphate Company, Ocala. 
Brooksville Lime, Fertilizer and Crushed Rock Co., Brooksville. 
Commercial Lime Company, Ocala and Reddick. 
Crystal River Rock Co., Leesburg and Crystal River. 
Cummer Lumber Co., Newberry and Kendrick. 
Carl H. Fay, Cocoa. 
Florida Hard Rock Corporation, Ocala. 
Florida Lime Company, Ocala. 
The Maule-Ojus Rock Company, Ojus. 
Oakhurst Lime Company, Ocala. 
Ocala Lime Rock Company, Ocala and Kendrick. 
Ojus Rock Company, Ojus. 
F. F. Smith, Volusia. 
State Road Department of Florida, Tallahassee and Pineola. 
A. T. Thomas Company, Ocala. 
Volusia Coquina Rock Company, Volusia. 
PEAT 
There was only one plant that reported production of peat in Florida 
for 1922. The use for which this peat was sold is reported as for fuel 
purposes. The total production and value is included with the total for 
the State. The operator reporting production was Mr. Robert Ranson, 
St. Augustine. 
