| 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 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.54051, 42.73932 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2158 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 008 S | 042 E | 10 | E2W2SW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -111.54051, 42.73932 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Acid Plant |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| 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 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160299001 |
LOWE, N.T. AND R.G. RANEY, CONDA PARTNERSHIP PROPERTIES
UPDATED MAS PROP. EVAL. FILE REP. CONFIDENTIAL UNPUB.
REP. AUGUST 1985.
FRED HAGIUS, BLM-POCATELLO, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH
R.G. RANEY, 6-13-91.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-OCT-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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