Three major facilities within a 6-kilometer (4-mile) radius comprise PotashCorp Phosphate's operations in White Springs, Florida. It is the only phosphate operation in northern Florida, and owns or controls over 40,500 ha (100,000 acres) in Hamilton County. It has a capacity of 4.0 million tons of phosphate rock, 1.1 million tons of phosphoric acid and 410,000 tons of phosphate feed. There are approximately 901 active employees.

Draglines remove 6 to 8 meters (20 to 26 feet) of overburden and excavate 3 to 6 meters (10 to 20 feet) of ore (matrix), depositing the ore in shallow earthen pits where it is suspended in water and pumped to the beneficiation plant (mill). Coarse materials, clays and sands are removed during the beneficiation process.

The beneficiated phosphate rock is then transported to the chemical plants for conversion to end products. This process begins by reaction of the rock and sulfuric acid (produced on site from sulfur brought in by rail) to form phosphoric acid.

The White Springs Swift Creek chemical complex is believed to be the low-cost producer in the industry. It produces superphosphoric acid (SPA). The Suwannee River chemical complex produces amber merchant grade acid (MGA), the solid fertilizer DAP, green SPA (LoMag) and feed phosphates.

White Springs excels in its reclamation of mining and mine support areas. 7,000,000 trees have been planted on the 5,059 ha (12,500 acres) reclaimed to date, which include forested wetlands with flourishing hardwoods, cypress and uplands. Compliance with environmental laws and regulations is rigidly maintained. White Springs received the Florida Department of Environmental Protection 1996 Environmental Excellence Award, the highest award presented each year to an industrial facility in Florida, and the Department's Outstanding Ecosystem Project Award in 1999 for a 1,100-acre reclamation project, which included high quality wetlands. In 2003, they were awarded the Sustainable Florida Award for developing an innovative water management system for their Suwannee River Chemical manufacturing facility.

Transportation:
Waterways – Export shipments from White Springs are loaded at the PotashCorp Phosphate terminal at Morehead City, NC.

Rail – White Springs is serviced by the Norfolk Southern railroad directly, and by the CSX railroad via a PotashCorp-owned rail-truck transload facility in Lake City, FL, about 45 km (28 miles) away by truck.

Road – All type of trucks meeting DOT regulations are accommodated, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Trucks can be loaded with either liquid or dry product.

Uses:
PotashCorp is the most diversified of any phosphate producer. It produces solid fertilizers, animal feed supplements and industrial phosphates.

Markets:
About two-thirds of PotashCorp's phosphate products are sold in North America. This market is the biggest user of phosphates, primarily in the form of fertilizers that benefit crops as diverse as corn, wheat, oranges, soybeans and cotton. It also uses the largest quantities of phosphates in industry and animal nutrition.

The other third of PotashCorp's phosphate products are sold offshore, primarily to Asia where phosphate fertilizers are applied to rice, corn and root crops.