| Deposit ID | 10073299 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019309 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160190054 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fall Creek Phosphate Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | E. A. Rex Uranium and Phosphate, Fall Creek Lease Block, Bear Creek Lease Block, Fall Creek Adit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.42751, 43.42102 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | 5 MI WSW OF SWAN VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonneville(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conant Valley(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonneville |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 001N | 043E | 18,17,16,07,08,20 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Result | UP TO 34.3 % P2O5 FROM 1.4 FT SAMPLE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert | ||||
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.42751, 43.42102 |
|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 16.28M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Willow Cr - Caribou District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. A. Rex Mining Co. ( 1966 ) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019309 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR_104 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160190049 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160190054 | data consolidated into this record |
Jobin, D. A., And Schroeder, M. L., 1964 , Geology Of The Conant Valley Quadrangle, Bonneville County, Idaho: USGS Mineral Inv. Field Studies Map Mf - 277
Service, A. L., 1966 , An Evaluation Of The Western Phosphate Industry And Its Resources, Pt. 3 , Idaho: USBM Rept. Inv. 6801 , 201 P.
1954 Recon R. A. Smart And Others, Circ. 329
1964 Recon D. A. Jobin And M. L. Schroeder, Map Mf - 277
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Report of Invesigation 6801, 1966, No. 1-010764, P. 182.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 8-92, 1992, Sample No. 121: Fig. 3, P. 10; Appendix A, P. 24; Appendix B, P. 26
Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. County Report 5, 1961, P. 63.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Thickness Above For Entire Phosphatic Shale Member |
| Deposit | See USBM RI 6801, p. 174 (Map) for extent of property; the location of this record is placed on a pit in the SW/4 SW/4 NE/4 Sec. 17. The property includes both the Fall Creek and Bear Creek lease blocks to the southeast and northwest. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 26-JAN-1993 | Rains, Richard | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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