Nitrogen-Nitrates Mines

18Total Sites
0Active

Nitrogen-Nitrates Mining in the United States

Federal databases document 18 nitrogen-nitrates-related mine and mineral deposit locations across the United States. No nitrogen-nitrates mines are currently listed as active in the MSHA database, though many historical deposits and past producers are documented in USGS records. These records span active mines, past producers, mineral prospects, and geological occurrences identified through federal surveys.

Top States

StateSites
Texas5
Oregon3
California3
Montana2
Idaho2
Wyoming1
Nevada1
Missouri1

Notable Sites

MineStateCountyStatus
Blue Jay Gulch NitratesIdahoCaribouProspect
Capote Creek MineTexasPresidioPast Producer
Cave NitrateMontanaBeaverheadOccurrence
Collins DepositCaliforniaAlamedaOccurrence
Little Sand Spring NitratesCaliforniaInyoOccurrence
Mowich CaveOregonDouglasOccurrence
Murrah Cave ProspectTexasVal VerdeOccurrence
Niter ProspectsNevadaWashoeOccurrence
NitrateIdahoBonnevilleOccurrence
Nitre CaveMissouriIronPast Producer
Owyhee Sodium NitrateOregonMalheurOccurrence
Owyhee Sodium NitrateOregonMalheurProspect
Parker Cave MineTexasUvaldePast Producer
UnknownWyomingWashakieOccurrence
Unnamed NitrogenMontanaSilver BowOccurrence
Unnamed OccurrenceTexasVal VerdeOccurrence
Upper Canyon Nitrate DepositCaliforniaInyoProspect
Webb Cave MineTexasKinneyPast Producer