World Phosphate Mines, Deposits and Occurrences
U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Program
- License
- Public domain
- Commercial
- Yes
- Format
- CSV, Several
- Coverage
- Global
- Last updated
- Added to findgis 31 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Static
Each site records location, geologic characteristics and commodities, from USGS Open-File Report 02-156.
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Source and attribution
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Program
- License
- Public domain
- Commercial use
- Yes
- Attribution required
- No
- Modification allowed
- See publisher
- Redistribution allowed
- See publisher
- Share-alike
- No
- Region
- Global
- Type
- Vector
- Service
- WMShttps://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/phosphateWFShttps://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/wfs/phosphate
- Extent
- -178.81667-50.3333177.369.45West, south, east, north. Data extent.
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