| Deposit ID | 10297170 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0370018801 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aurora Phosphoric Acid Plant |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.26976, 36.05009 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1000 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alamance(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mebane(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Haw(hydrologic unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Alamance |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Town (1) | -79.26976, 36.05009 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Acid Plant |
| Plant subcategory | Hydromet |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Potash Corp. Of Saskatchewan |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Texasgulf |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Connecticut |
| Year | 1987 |
| Last year | 1995 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0370018801 |
MINING ENGINEERING, MAY, 1995, P407.
INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC
ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS
1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH
ED. APRIL 1987, 121PP.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-OCT-1996 | Fantel, Richard J. / Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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