Safeguarding Our Shared Environment
At Itafos Conda, we are more than miners; we are trusted stewards of the land.
Our team is committed to safeguarding the environment through meticulous planning, continuous evaluation, and proactive restoration efforts. Our dedication to modern mining practices drives us to minimize our environmental footprint while adhering to the highest industry standards. By strictly following safety and environmental regulations, we work diligently to protect the air, water, and soil that our community depends on, ensuring that the land we mine today is restored for future generations.
Reclamation and Restoration
Itafos Conda established and is a major contributor to the Southeast Idaho Mitigation Fund, administered by the Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust, an eastern Idaho nonprofit organization.
An initial $1.2 million contribution from Itafos was leveraged with additional matching grants. This resulted in nearly $5 million being used to mitigate temporarily impacted wildlife habitat at the Rasmussen Valley Mine.
Itafos Conda is a member of the Upper Blackfoot Confluence, and utilizes funds for river restoration work on the Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area. Native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout are one of the many beneficiaries of these restoration efforts.
Rasmussen Valley Reclamation
The Rasmussen Valley Mine has been in operation since 2017, when the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service issued a Record of Decision allowing for the mine to begin production under the National Environmental Policy Act. This open-pit mine is 2.4 miles long and consists of approximately 200 acres of land. The Rasmussen Valley Mine is nearing its targeted completion and has since yielded millions of tons of phosphate.
The site is already being reclaimed, which includes steps to restore the land back to a long-term, environmentally sound condition once mine operations are complete. Any mine pits, roads, and facilities are removed or converted back to their natural state. The reclamation process promotes the return of native plants and animals to the area, as well as protecting the ground and surface water. The land’s surface is layered with a type of topsoil that blends into the surrounding topography and allows for proper drainage. A mix of native grasses, shrubs, and forbs are also planted to allow the land to be used for wildlife habitat and grazing once again.
Topsoil and overburden are removed by heavy machinery to create a mine pit for mineral extraction.
Once the minerals have been extracted, the pit is backfilled with the original overburden and is designed to blend in with the surrounding topography.
Topsoil is added on top of the overburden to support seeding of native plants.
Lanes Creek Mine Reclamation
Lanes Creek is a historical phosphate mine site in Caribou County, Idaho. The mine was first opened in 1978 with limited production before its shutdown in the 1980s, leaving an open pit and external overburden pile.
Itafos Conda restarted the mine in 2015, extracted the remaining ore by 2019, and is currently completing reclamation, yielding exceptional results.
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Mill Canyon Culvert Replacement
As a partner in the Upper Blackfoot Confluence, Itafos Conda participated in the replacement of the old, undersized metal culvert on the Blackfoot River Road at Mill Creek in the Blackfoot Narrows.
The new culvert has a larger concrete box bridge with a natural bed, to help improve fish passage. Yellowstone cutthroat trout use this stream for spawning and rearing.
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