The Western Us Phosphate Field is a vanadium mine located in Caribou county, Idaho.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Western Us Phosphate Field MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western Us Phosphate Field
Secondary: Phosphoria Formation
Commodity
Primary: Vanadium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Caribou
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: FMC CORP.
Owner Name: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Owner Name: KERR-MCGEE
Owner Name: MONSANTO
Owner Name: STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO.
Owner Name: FMC CORP.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: SYNGENETIC SEDIMENT-HOSTED (CARBON-RICH)
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: SHELF FACIES
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): FANTEL, R.J., SULLIVAN, D.E. AND PETERSON, G.R., 1983. PHOSPHATE ROCK AVAILABILITY--DOMESTIC: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFOR. CIRCULAR 8937, 57 P.
Reference (Deposit): FANTEL, R.J., ANSTETT, T.F., PETERSON, G.R., PORTERS, K.E. AND SULLIVANN, D.E., 1984. PHOSPHATE ROCK AVAILABILITY--WORLD: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFOR. CIRCULAR 8989, 65 P.
Reference (Deposit): CATHCART, J.B., SHELDON, R.P., AND GULBRANDSEN, R.A., 1984. PHOSPHATE-ROCK RESROUCES OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 888, 48 P.
Reference (Deposit): VARIOUS U.S. BUR. OF MINES PROPERTY FILES.
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