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Johnson Creek Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Caribou county in Idaho, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078039
MRDS ID W026162
MAS/MILS ID 0160290097
Record type Site
Current site name Johnson Creek Phosphate Deposit
Alternate or previous names South Fork, Johnson Creek Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.4369, 42.65743 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Relative position 8 MI E OF SODA SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caribou(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johnson Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(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 Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009S 043E 02,09 SWNE (09) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Plotted In Section 9

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.4369, 42.65743
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Trail Creek Syncline, Aspen Range Anticline, Thrust And Block Faults Of Bannock Thrust Zone
Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Faults And Folds

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 1.52M
    Depth to bottom 457.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Soda Springs Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Monsanto Co. ( 1966 )

Comments on development

  • 1966 Lease Covered 280.65 Acres

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 15-MAY-1992 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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