| Deposit ID | 10087326 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006281 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490330032 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tuscarora Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.063, 41.71965 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | 3200 FT. N.E. OF LARSEN SPRING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rich(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rex Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Logan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)
Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM Administrative Area(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Rich |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 011N | 008E | 05 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| Rock unit name | Rex Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Weber Sandstone;Brazer Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Rex Peak Mbr. Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Mbr. Of Phosphoria Formation;Weber Sandstone;Brazer Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.063, 41.71965 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Woodruff Thrust And Crawford Thrust |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | N 20 E |
| Plunge | 60 W |
| Thickness | 7.01M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 7.01M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| District name | Crawford Mountains |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Francisco Chemical Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bradley Estates |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006281 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490330032 | Data incorporated from this record whose MRDS Dep_ID was 10202900 |
TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
KING, D.L., 1967, SAN FRANCISCO CHEM. CO.: IAG FIFTEENTH ANN. FIELD CONF.
WIDEMAN, F.L., 1958, MINING INCLINED BEDS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK, SAN FRANCISCO CHEM. CO. MINES: U.S.B.M. IC 7849
TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER. SUR.
TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEO. AND MINER. SUR.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-80 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Bureau of Land Management | |
| Updater | 29-OCT-10 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.