Show P m L J dP M ti 1 r s 's r t rf r Y 1 g s a STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY officials conducted 40 members of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce merc merce on a tour of the phosphate lions at atthe the Brush Creek plant Tuesday afternoon Part of the group is ls is shown ln this picture examining the primary rod mill where phosphate ore is ground to sand sand grain grain size Approximately 50 30 tans tons tons' of f rods rods' whirl around inside the mill to grind the ore Ills I a E a r SIDE SIDE VIEW VIEW of ol flotation machines flotation machines Inside Stauffer uffer Chemical Comp Company's nys ny's phosphate concentrating g plant These machines 10 in number float the parti particles l s onto bub les le's Wand and the product waste product drops drop off After s several veral attempts to float all the off ff the material th that t does not float In the circuit Is Is' Is I rei rejected ejected c and di discharged as w waste ste Chamber Chamb r members were amazed at at the the complex machines used in the concentrator pl plant nt The final phosphate product is a afine as fine fineas as face when powder when loaded into the te huge 45 ton capacity trucks truck's for to f for r. r further grinding and loading on railcars for final shipment to toI to I I r Canada i |