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E. A. Rex Mining Co. Phosphate Lease

Occurrence in Bonneville 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078454
MRDS ID W026789
Record type Site
Current site name E. A. Rex Mining Co. Phosphate Lease
Alternate or previous names Papoose Creek Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.36051, 43.38102 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Relative position 6 MI S OF SWAN VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bonneville(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Swan 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bonneville

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 001N 043E 35,36 Idaho
Boise 001N 044E 31 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • T 1 S, R 44 E, Sections 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 Also Included In Lease; Plotted In Section 31 Of T 1 N R 44 E
  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 43-21-58N 111-19-33W (43.36611 -111.32583); UTM N4801300 E473600 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 001N;001N, RNG 043E;044E, Sect 35,36;31, Sect_fract <blank>.

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, Chert
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.36051, 43.38102
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Willow Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner E. A. Rex Mining Co. ( 1966 )

Comments on development

  • 1416.84 Acre Lease ( 1966 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Service, A. L., 1966 , An Evaluation Of The Western Phosphate Industry And Its Resources, Part 3 , Idaho: USBM Rept. Inv. 6801 , 201 P

  • Deposit

    1966 Recon USBM Rept. Inv. 680

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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