Title |
San Francisco Phosphate Company |
Identifier |
7533T |
Subject |
Mining--Phosphate--San Francisco Phosphate Company |
Description |
San Francisco Phosphate Company began opporation in December 1960 following completion of the concentrator, ore storage bing and crushing plant. Ore from the 600,000-ton-a-year facility was shipped to Western Phosphated in Garfied to manufacture into fertilizer. Duncan King, president and general manager, reported that the phosphate deposit could be strip-mined for 100 years without resort to underground methods. The facility is located twelve miles north of Vernal off the Manila Highway. |
Publisher |
Uintah County Regional History Center |
Date |
1960-12 |
Type |
Image/StillImage |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital Image, Copyright 2017 Uintah County Regional History Center |
Holding Institution |
Uintah County Regional History Center |
Archival Resolution |
800 dpi, 3619 x 2531 pixels |
Low Resolution |
800 x 600 pixels |
Bit Depth |
8 |
Scanning Device |
Epson Perfection V800 |
Scanning Technician |
Elaine Carr |
Spatial Coverage |
Vernal (Utah) |
Donor |
Rhoda DeVed |
Source Material |
B & W Negative; Print |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vf0mzr |
Setname |
ucl_tp |
ID |
1211654 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vf0mzr |