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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Bergeron Sand and Rock - Hollywood Pit (Producer)Powerline Pit (Past Producer)101 Sand Pit (Producer)Desrocher Sand and Rock - Desrocher Pit + 1 more nearby (Producer)Dania Pit (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
5 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

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4
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

2
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Sand 3Silica 2

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
101 Sand PitSilica—Producer26.300, -80.198
Powerline PitSilica—Past Producer26.120, -80.210
Dania Pit——Past Producer26.051, -80.154
Desrocher Sand and Rock - Desrocher PitSand—Producer26.273, -80.172
Sawgrass Mining - Sawgrass PitSand—Producer26.282, -80.175
Bergeron Sand and Rock - Hollywood PitSand—Producer26.009, -80.400

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 23 fossil collection records in Broward County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Palm Beach County · Miami-Dade County · Hendry County · Martin County · Glades County

Florida mineral guides

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Related articles

How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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