Phosphate is mainly used in the form of fertilizer for crops and animal feed supplements. Only 5 percent of world phosphate production is used for other applications, such as corrosion prevention and ...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal land managers are giving Monsanto Co. permission to develop a new mining project in the phosphate patch the mountains of southeast Idaho. The Bureau of Land Management gave ...
BOISE – Federal officials have approved two open-pit phosphate mines in eastern Idaho that include environmental protections intended to prevent the type of pollution caused by past phosphate mining ...