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Lodge Pole Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Daggett county in Utah, 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. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087319
MRDS ID D006258
Record type Site
Current site name Lodge Pole Phosphate Deposit
Related records 10276133

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.82129, 40.94162 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Relative position 1/4 MILE NORTH OF DIGGER BASIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Daggett(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jessen Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dutch John(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vernal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Green-Flaming Gorge Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ashley 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 Utah Daggett

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 002N 019E 06 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • ALSO INCLUDES PARTS OF SECTIONS 2-5, 8-11, T2N, R19E AND SECTIONS 1, 2 AND 11, T2N, R18E

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS UP TO 26.09 PERCENT, AVERAGE OF 48.3 FOOT LAYER = 9.96 PERCENT P2O5

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite
    Rock unit name Meade Peak Member Phosphoria Formation
    Rock description Meade Peak Member Phosphoria Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.82129, 40.94162
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Uinta Uplift

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR/BLANKET
    Strike GEN E-W
    Dip 20N
    Thickness 15.24M
    Length 10460.45M
    Width 804.65M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Restricted Marine Environment

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Manila Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Forest Service

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 108843000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 8 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • WILL NOT ALL BE RECOVERABLE, IN-PLACE CALCULATION

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: P. 150-151, SCHELL, 1969

  • Deposit

    SCHELL, E.M., 1969, SUMMARY OF GEOLOGY OF SHEEP CREEK CANYON GEOLOGICAL AREA, DAGGETT CO., UTAH: 1AG GB 16, P. 143-152

  • Deposit

    RITZMA, H.R., 1959 GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO; UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL 66 P 93

  • Production

    DOELLING, H.H., 1980 GEOLOGIST UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SURVEY

  • Reserve-Resource

    DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST - UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SURVEY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INTERESTING HORIZON IS ABOUT 48 FT. THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1980 Doelling, Hellmut H. Bureau of Land Management

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