Christmas Island

Producer in Territory of Christmas Island, Australia 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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000707
MRDS ID ISM0473
Record type District
Current site name Christmas Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 105.66638, -10.49741 (WGS84)
Relative position CHRISTMAS ISLAND, INDIAN OCEAN, BELONGS TO AUSTRALIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Territory of Christmas Island(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Territory of Christmas Island

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 105.66638, -10.49741

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Discovery year 1887
Year of first production 1899

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner PHOSPHATE MINING COMPANY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND LTD. (PMCI) OWNED BY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
  • Type Operator
    Owner PMCI

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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