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Vernal Mine

Location: 17 km N from Vernal, Utah, United States

Address:

9401 North Highway 191
Vernal
Utah, United States
84078

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Phosphate
  • Phosphate rock
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe phosphate concentrate is transported in slurry form through a 96-mile underground pipeline from the Vernal mine to the Simplot fertilizer plant.

The data on annual production volumes are not updated in real time in public sources, but mining operations remain stable to ensure a steady supply of phosphate raw material.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
J.R. Simplot Company 100 % Indirect
Simplot Phosphates LLC (operator) 100 % Direct
Simplot Phosphates LLC operates the Vernal Mine.
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Vernal mine phosphate ore is sedimentary rock from the Phosphoria Formation.

Mining Methods

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

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Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityProductUnits20242023202220212020201920182017
P2O5 M tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe000
Phosphate rock Concentrate kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1,1791,4511,361

Operational metrics

Metrics20242023202220212020201920182017
Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3.5 M tons4.2 M tons4 M tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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Workforce

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