Foote
Mineral Company
Foote Mineral is a beryllium vendor for 1947 and an AWE facility 1942-March 1, 2011 so workers are eligible to file Part B claims.
Foote Mineral had a pilot plant at its
East Whiteland Township location which processed monazite
sands. Monazite sands are known to have a very high thorium
content. Because the AEC needed fairly large quantities of
thorium, they were very interested in different methods of
extracting it from monazite sands.
Other work performed by Foote Mineral
on behalf of the Atomic Energy Commission, including their
work with zirconium, is not covered under EEOICPA.
Foote Mineral Company was also a major
importer of beryl ore from Brazil. Under contract to the
Atomic Energy Commission, Foote Mineral Company procured 500
tons of beryl ore in 1947.
During the period of residual
contamination, as designated by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health and as noted in the dates
above, employees of subsequent owners and operators of this
facility are also covered under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.
Alternative Names
DOE
DOE Legacy Management has an Foote Mineral webpage because it was considered for FUSRAP.
DOL
DOL provides Part B statistics on the Foote Mineral.
NIOSH
NIOSH lists statistics for Foote Mineral dose reconstructions.
Other
The Wall Street Journal's Waste Lands series provides information on Foote Mineral.
