Since the mid-1960s, this mine in Vernal, Utah has been producing phosphate for agriculture fertilizer. In 2003, the J.R. Simplot Company became sole owner of the property and formed Simplot Phosphates, LLC. The three key ingredients used in the production of this fertilizer are ammonia, sulfur and phosphate ore. Problem Company officials at the site had been struggling with issues regarding their ore crushing system for more than a decade. T

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