| Deposit ID | 10041745 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057498 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490330011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Benjamin Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.07967, 41.69243 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 3450 FT. NW OF BRAZIER SPRING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rich(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rex Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Logan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)
Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM Administrative Area(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Rich |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 011N | 008E | 18 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Whitlockite | Ore |
| Result | MAX. OF 71.6 PERCENT CA3 (PO4)2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| Rock unit name | Rex Chert Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation | ||
| Rock description | Rex Chert Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation | ||
| |||
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.07967, 41.69243 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Woodruff Thrust And Crawford Mt Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Syncline Trending N 20 E |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 22 E |
| Dip | 50 E |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1964 |
| District name | Brazier Canyon |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Francisco Chemical Co. |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057498 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490330011 | Data incorporated in this record and MRDS Dep_ID 10155007 deleted. |
GALE, H.S. AND RICHARDS, R.W. PHOSPHATES: USGS BULL 430-H.
SMITH, L.E., 1952, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION OF THE PHOSPHORIA FM.: USGS CIR. 211.
TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT SIMILAR TO ARICKAREE MINE; TOTAL THICKNESS OF SECTION IS 10 FT. 10 IN. |
| Deposit | MINE OPENED AS PART OF CHEROKEE MINE DEVELOPMENT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-78 | Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) | Bureau of Land Management | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-80 | Tripp, Bryce T. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 29-OCT-10 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
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