| Deposit ID | 10089385 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019277 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Taylor Creek Phosphate Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Williams Creek Lease |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.94053, 43.30461 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1966 |
| Relative position | 11.25 MI S OF AMMON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bingham(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wolverine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Idaho Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bingham |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 001S | 038E | 24,25,36 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| Rock unit name | Woodside (Dinwoody) Formation-Shale | ||
| Rock description | Woodside (Dinwoody) Formation-Shale; | ||
| |||
| 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; |
| (1) | -111.94053, 43.30461 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faulting, Mount Taylor Anticline |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Depth to bottom | 304.8M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blackfoot Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. R. Simplot Co. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019277 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR_141 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF TEE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PT. 3 , IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.
1952 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 238
1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 445 ACRES OF PHOSPHATE-BEARING LAND |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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