Aurora Phos-Acid Plant

Plant in Hyde county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10297172
MAS/MILS ID 0370958801
Record type Site
Current site name Aurora Phos-Acid Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -76.78578, 35.36949 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaufort(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aurora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bayboro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pamlico(hydrologic unit)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Hyde

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -76.78578, 35.36949

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1991
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Potash Corp. Of Saskatchewan
    Interest 85
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Texasgulf, Inc. (85% Owned By Elf Aquitain Sa)
    Interest 100
    Home office Connecticut
    Year 1991
    First year 1991
    Last year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Elf Aquitain Sa
    Interest 85
    Home office France
    Year 1995
    Last year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Williams Co.
    Interest 15
    Home office Connecticut
    Year 1995

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-OCT-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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