New Open-Pit Phosphate Mines Approved In Eastern Idaho
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho (AP) — 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 in the area.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday it approved the Caldwell Canyon Mine project in Caribou
County about 13 miles (21 kilometers) northeast of Soda Springs....Read More