In 2015, 27.6 million metric tons of marketable phosphate rock, or phosphorite, was mined in the United States, making the US the world's third-largest producer, after China and Morocco. The phosphate
Phosphate mine near Flaming Gorge, Utah, 2008
Large pile of phosphogypsum waste near Fort Meade, Florida.
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A phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric acid, a.k.a. phosphoric acid H3PO4.
Phosphate mining in the United States
…States, making the US the world's third-largest producer, after China and Morocco. The phosphate mining industry employed 2,200 people. The value of phosphate rock mined was US$2.2 billion. As of 2015, there are 10 active phosphate mines in four states: Florida, North Carolina, Idaho, and Utah. The eastern…
Train loaded with phosphate rock, Métlaoui, Tunisia, 2012
Phosphate imports/exports in 1937