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BLM seeks public comment on proposed phosphate mine
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BLM to hold public meeting on proposed phosphate mine
Red marker shows the approximate location of the proposed Husky 1 North Dry Ridge Phosphate Mine.
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho (BLM Press Release) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District is preparing an environmental impact statement to address a mine and reclamation plan submitted by Itafos Conda, LLC for the proposed Husky 1/North Dry Ridge Phosphate Mine. Itafos proposes to develop several phosphate leases it holds on Dry Ridge, about 16 miles northeast of Soda Springs.
Phosphate mining in southeast Idaho provides minerals for use in products that support agriculture, wildfire suppression, and other industries. Southeast Idaho phosphate mines supply about 22 percent of the Nation’s and 4 percent of the world’s phosphate. The mining methods proposed at the Husky 1/North Dry Ridge Mine would be similar to those of Itafos’ Rasmussen Valley Mine. Operations at the new mine would begin in time to allow a tran