Ft. Saskatchewan Phos Acid Plant

Plant in Alberta, Canada with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  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. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10302988
MAS/MILS ID 1220058801
Record type Site
Current site name Ft. Saskatchewan Phos Acid Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -113.20107, 53.69994 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Alberta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -113.20107, 53.69994

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1965
Plant type Acid Plant

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sherritt Gordon Mines, Ltd.
    Interest 100

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCES NICKEL AND COBALT FROM AUSTRALIAN MATTE, THOMPSON MATTE AND NAMEW LAKE CONCENTRATES

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADIT CAPACITY "CAP" FIELD FOR PHOS ACID PLANTS IS IN TERMS OF PHOS ACID OUTPUT, IN 1000 OF MT/YR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC

  • Deposit

    ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS

  • Deposit

    1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULFUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS,

  • Deposit

    EIGHTH ED. APRIL 1987, 121PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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