| Deposit ID | 10089388 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019285 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fall Creek Coal Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.53221, 43.35881 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 23.5 MI ESE OF AMMON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonneville(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Castle Rock(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonneville |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 001S | 042E | 04 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bituminous | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE ABOVE AS RECEIVED WHEN AIR DRIED ABOUT SAME READINGS OBTAINED |
|---|---|
| Result | CHANNEL AND GRAB SAMPLES OF COAL AVG. 0.02% U |
| Result | AVG. U CONTENT IN TOP 1 FT OF COAL 0.045% U, MINERALIZATION THEN DECREASED DOWNWARD THRU COAL AND CARBONACEOUS SHALES |
| Result | A COAL SAMPLE, AS RECEIVED, HAD 4.6% MOISTURE, 20.7% VOLATILE MATTER, 7.7% FIXED CARBON, 67.5% ASH, 3.3% SULFUR, 2,970 BTU'S |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Coal | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Bear River Formation-Coaly Shale, Limestone, Coal, Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock description | Bear River Formation-Coaly Shale, Limestone, Coal, Quartzite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -111.53221, 43.35881 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gouge, Fractures, Joints, Shear Planes, Anticline Which Trends Nw |
| Strike | NW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 33 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 804.65M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1922 |
| Discoverer | J. H. Smith (1922) |
| Year of first production | 1922 |
| District name | Willow Creek - Caribou District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. H. Smith |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 29.87M |
| Overall length | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019285 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR_114 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
VINE, J. D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS IN CARBONACEOUS ROCKS OF THE FALL CREEK AREA, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1055-I, P. 255-294
KIILSGAARD, T. H., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - COAL, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 58-66
1952 RECON J. D. VINE AND G. W. MOORE, CIRC, 212
1959 RECON J. R. VINE, BULL. 1055-I
1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1922, U IN 1951 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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