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Blue Bell Mine

Occurrence in Granite 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019286
MRDS ID DC09380
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Bell Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.17092, 46.45767 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 4.9 KM W OF MAXVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Maxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 013W 12 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 2 MILES S OF EDGAR MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result FACE OF TUNNEL: 31.91% P OXIDE, 69.69% B.P.L. CA PHOSPHATE

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) -113.17092, 46.45767
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Princeton Anticline (E Limb)

Ore body information

  • Strike N-NW
    Dip 45-65 NE
    Thickness 0.91M
    Depth to top 24.38M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Douglas Creek (Gird Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Eplin And Horton

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL TRENCHES AND SHORT ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1982 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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