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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 13 > Idaho phosphate mine expansion approved

Idaho phosphate mine expansion approved


June 13, 2008

BOISE, Idaho — The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service have approved a more than 1,400-acre expansion of a southeastern Idaho phosphate mine operated by the J.R. Simplot Co.

The expansion of the Smoky Canyon Mine allows mining in designated roadless areas and requires....

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