Trench K Phosphate Occurrence

Occurrence in Teton county in Idaho, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073274
MRDS ID W019262
MAS/MILS ID 0160190110
Record type Site
Current site name Trench K Phosphate Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.1152, 43.45712 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Relative position 18.25 MI S OF DRIGGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bonneville(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palisades Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Palisades(hydrologic unit)

Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee 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 Idaho Teton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 045E 35 NESENE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • South Bank Of Palisades Creek

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 10.1 % P2O5 MAXIMUM FOR 9 SAMPLES
Result THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO 22.1 % CA3(PO4)2
Result AVE CA3(PO4)2 CONTENT IS 14.4 %

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation-Limestone, Shale, Mudstone, Phosphatic Shale, Chert;Wells Formation-Limestone, Black Shales
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation-Limestone, Shale, Mudstone, Phosphatic Shale, Chert;Wells Formation-Limestone, Black Shales

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.1152, 43.45712

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Trench K Section Straddled By A Fault

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 31.09M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pine Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Targhee National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Gardner, L. S., 1944 , Phosphate Deposits Of The Teton Basin Area, Idaho And Wyoming: USGS Bulletin 944 - A

  • Deposit

    1927 Recon Mansfield, G. R., Prof. Paper 152

  • Deposit

    1933 Compile Usda Tech. Bulletin 364

  • Deposit

    1944 Recon Gardner, L. S., Bulletin 944 - A

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Driggs Quad, Location No. 87

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Thickness Is Not Representative Of Phosphate Bed In Entire Area; There Are 9 Beds Of Phosphate Rock, The Best Of Which Is 3.1 Ft; Thickness Above Is Total For Phosphatic Shale Member

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Fabiyi, E. E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Winters, Dick U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.