Idaho · Bingham County
Past Producer

Gay Mine

Bingham County, Idaho, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesREEUraniumVanadiumFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryREE, Uranium, Vanadium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsChalcedony, Collophane, Dolomite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Orthoclase, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Phosphoria Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1946
Identification
Deposit ID10119519
MRDS IDISM0341
Alternate namesSimplot Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates43.04851, -112.11363
References
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