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A History of Phosphate Mining in Southeastern Idaho
By William H. Lee(1)
Open-File Report 00-425
Version 1.0
2001
U.S. Department of the Interior
Gale A. Norton, Secretary
U.S. Geological Survey
Charles G. Groat, Director
(1)U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Boise, ID 83709
Cover Illustration: Figure 125, Centennial Mine, September
23, 1957. BLM file photograph
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for
conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards
or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of
trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes
only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of preparing this treatise on the history of
phosphate mining in the Idaho portion of the western
phosphate field is two-fold. First, while there have been
partial histories written before (Hansen, 1964, Service,
1967), neither covered the complete history of the field;
and secondly, this paper was prepared in support of current
on-going investigations in the phosphate field. Background
material was gathered and research into the history of
phosphate mining in southeastern Idaho was initiated while
the author was working for the Conservation Division of the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 1972 to 1983. Research
consisted of extensive bibliographic studies, examination
of the field notes of "old-time" geologists, records of the
Conservation Division, land and patent records of the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and many interviews with
long-experienced phosphate workers and mine
superintendents.
After a basic, general discussion of the early history of
the area and some of the early phosphate development
problems, each mine is discussed in the order of initial
development. The discussions include mine (or lease)
ownership, history of prospecting and development, actual
mining, and mine closure.
CONTENTS
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that total 253 pages in 32 chapters. The opening PDF
consists of a hot-linked table of contents that guide you
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Information Services, National Mapping Division
Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
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Telephone: (888) ASK-USGS
The bibliographical reference for this publication is:
Lee, William H., 2001, A History of phosphate mining in
southeastern Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File
Report 00-425 (CD-ROM).
ISBN 0-607-96599-1
This report and any updates to it are available on line at
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of00-425/
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