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Jack Pine Mine

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013342
MRDS ID D009577
Record type Site
Current site name Jack Pine Mine
Alternate or previous names Trout Creek Mine, Senecal Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.45923, 46.66657 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 11.0 KM NNW OF ELLISTON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Esmeralda Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 011N 007W 26,34,35 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG ARE CENTRAL FOR AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member)
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.45923, 46.66657
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Dog Creek Syncline

Ore body information

  • Strike N70W (SENECAL); N32W (LUKE)
    Dip 80NE (SENECAL); 37-50 NE (LUKE)
    Thickness 4.6M
  • Strike N70W (SENECAL); N32W (LUKE)
    Dip 80NE (SENECAL); 37-50 NE (LUKE)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1930

Mining district

District name Ophir District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bunker Hill Co.
    Home office Kellogg, Id.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Russell Luke
    Home office Butte, Mt.

Production statistics

  • Year 1962
    Period 1960-1962
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^22.0-25.0% P2o5
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major ORE Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 24wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1930-1932 3 CARS OF PHOSPHORITE AVE 36.6% P2O5 WAS SHIPPED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • USBM RI 6611, P. 55.

Comments on the workings information

  • SENECAL ADIT, LUKE ADIT, PROSPECT PITS & TRENCHES ALONG 10,000 FT OF OUTCROP N AND W OF TROUT CREEK.

Comments on development

  • NW IMPROVEMENT CO FROM 1930-1932. 1949 RUSSELL LUKE OF BUTTE LEASED IT. 1960 BUNKER HILL LEASED IT. 1962 RUSSELL LUKE GOT THE LEASE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 6611, P. 48, 49, 52-55.

  • Deposit

    MBMG SP 25, P. 7.

  • Production

    USBM RI 6611, P. 52, 55.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEDDING IS BROKEN BY FAULTING. IN THE LUKE ADIT THE ORE RANGES FROM 3.8-4.6 FT IN THICKNESS AND AVERAGES 29% P2O5. THE UPPER HARD SILICEOUS ORE SEAM AVERAGES 20-23% P2O5 AND THE LOWER HIGH-GRADE BLOCKY LAYER AVERAGES 30-36% P2O5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1982 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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