Nu-West Phos-Acid Plant

Plant in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10290010
MAS/MILS ID 0160299001
Record type Site
Current site name Nu-West Phos-Acid Plant
Alternate or previous names Beker Fertilizer Plant, Conda Fertilizer Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -111.54051, 42.73932 (WGS84)
Elevation 2158
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caribou(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bear Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 008 S 042 E 10 E2W2SW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -111.54051, 42.73932

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Acid Plant

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Nu-West Industries, Inc.
    Interest 50
    Home office Connecticut
    Year 1984
    First year 1984
  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Fertilizer Coop.
    Interest 50
    Home office Canada
    Year 1984
    First year 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OPERATING - SUPPLIED BY CONDA PARTNERSHIP. PLANT BUYS ORE FROM RHONE-POULENC (RASMUSSEN RIDGE MINE), 1994.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOWE, N.T. AND R.G. RANEY, CONDA PARTNERSHIP PROPERTIES

  • Deposit

    UPDATED MAS PROP. EVAL. FILE REP. CONFIDENTIAL UNPUB.

  • Deposit

    REP. AUGUST 1985.

  • Deposit

    FRED HAGIUS, BLM-POCATELLO, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH

  • Deposit

    R.G. RANEY, 6-13-91.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMER BEKER INDUSTRIES PLANT. ORE FROM MT. FUEL MINE IS CALCINED AT ADJACENT WESTERN FERTILIZER CO. THEN TRANSPORTED TO NU-WEST FOR ACID PRODUCTION. NU-WEST HAS INSTALLED NEW SULFURIC ACID FACILITIES TO PRODUCE BOTH PHOSPHORIC AND SULFURIC ACID. PREDOMINATE PROCESSING METHOD IS WET PROCESS PHOSPHORIC ACID PRODUCTION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-OCT-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.