Phosphorus-Phosphates Mines in Wyoming

Phosphorus-Phosphates Mining in Wyoming

Wyoming has 164 phosphorus-phosphates-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 1 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

By County

County	Sites
Fremont County	58
Lincoln County	47
Teton County	40
Sublette County	16
Sweetwater County	2
Albany County	1

Phosphorus-Phosphates Mines

Mine	County	Type	Status
Rock Springs Phosphoric Acid Plant	Albany	Processing Plant	Producer
Baldwin Creek	Fremont		Unknown
Barrett Creek	Fremont		Unknown
Bartlett Creek	Sublette		Prospect
Beaver Creek	Fremont		Unknown
Bradley Mountain (trench Cp-56)	Lincoln		Occurrence
Buck Creek Occurrence	Teton		Occurrence
Buck Creek Occurrence	Teton		Occurrence
Bull Ridge	Fremont		Unknown
Burnt Timber Canyon (trench Cp-48)	Lincoln		Occurrence
Cherry Creek	Fremont		Unknown
Crystal Creek Prospect No. 1	Teton		Occurrence
Crystal Creek Prospect No. 2	Teton		Occurrence
Dry Creek Phosphate Mine	Lincoln		Occurrence
East Cream Puff Mountain	Teton		Occurrence
Flat Creek Occurrence No. 1	Teton		Occurrence
Flat Creek Occurrence No. 2	Teton		Occurrence
Gros Ventre Range Combined	Sublette	Surface-Underground	Prospect
Gros Ventre Slide Occurrence	Teton		Occurrence
Gros Ventre Slide Prospect	Teton		Occurrence
Hoback Range Combined	Teton	Surface-Underground	Prospect
Hornecker Ranch	Fremont		Unknown
Indian Creek Occurrence	Lincoln		Occurrence
Leefe Mill (Facility)	Lincoln	Processing Plant	Past Producer
Leefe Mine	Lincoln	Surface-Underground	Past Producer
Lime Creek	Sublette		Occurrence
Little Popo Agie River	Fremont		Unknown
Location C Occurrence	Teton		Occurrence
Location D Occurrence	Teton		Occurrence
Location F Occurrence	Teton		Occurrence
Macfie Ranch	Fremont		Unknown
Mat Weed Canyon	Fremont		Unknown
McDougal's Pass Occurrence	Lincoln		Occurrence
Mexican Creek	Fremont		Unknown
Middle Fork, Popo Agie # 1	Fremont		Unknown
Middle Fork, Popo Agie # 2	Fremont		Unknown
Middle Piney Lake Occurrence	Sublette		Occurrence
Mosquito Creek Trench	Teton		Occurrence
North Fork Canyon #1	Fremont		Unknown
North Fork Canyon #2	Fremont	Surface	Unknown
Pine Mountain Area	Sweetwater	Underground	Prospect
Poison Creek Occurrence	Lincoln		Occurrence
Ramshorn Peak Trench (Cp-58)	Lincoln		Occurrence
Raymond Canyon Phosphate	Lincoln	Underground	Past Producer
Red Canyon Rim	Fremont		Unknown
Rock Creek	Lincoln		Occurrence
Rock Creek	Sublette		Occurrence
Rock Springs Phos-Acid Plant (Facility)	Sweetwater	Processing Plant	Plant
Rocky Point (stauffer Chemical Co., Cokeville)	Lincoln	Underground	Past Producer
Salt River Range Combined	Lincoln	Surface-Underground	Prospect

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