| Deposit ID | 60000857 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0747 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Western Us Phosphate Field |
| Alternate or previous names | Phosphoria Formation |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.60081, 42.64992 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SODA SPRINGS, IDAHO (SITE OF V-MILL PROCESSING FERROPHOSPHORUS) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Caribou |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| (1) | -111.60081, 42.64992 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SHELF FACIES |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | FMC CORP. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | MONSANTO |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | KERR-MCGEE |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | FMC CORP. |
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.
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.
VARIOUS U.S. BUR. OF MINES PROPERTY FILES.
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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