Woodruff Creek Phosphate Prospects

Occurrence in Rich county in Utah, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087344
MRDS ID D006331
Record type Site
Current site name Woodruff Creek Phosphate Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.39273, 41.42687 (WGS84)
Elevation 2323
Relative position 12300 FT E OF DAIRY RIDGE RESERVOIR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rich(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dairy Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ogden(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

National Forest(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Rich

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 008N 005E 16 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: PROS. A NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 PROSPECT B SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4
  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 LOCATIONS ARE FOR REPRESENTATIVE POINT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Park City Formation
    Rock description Park City Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Geertsen Canyon Quartzite

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline With Overturned West Limb Outcropping

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Depth to top 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Syncline Which Strikes N-S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Dairy Ridge

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION FIGURES GIVEN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.032HA
    Overall length 54.86M
    Overall width 6.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS PROSPECTS ON SILVER KING COALITION PROPERTY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.

  • Deposit

    COFFMAN, J.S. AND SERVICE, A.L., 1964. AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES: U.S.B.M. RI-6934.

  • Deposit

    CHENEY, T.M., 1957, PHOSPHATE IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 59.

  • Deposit

    1953 RECO

  • Production

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY.

  • Reserve-Resource

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION APPLIES TO SILVER KING COALITION GROUP IN GENERAL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Tripp, Bryce T. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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