Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Bingham county in Idaho, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Pumice
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090098
MRDS ID W019280
MAS/MILS ID 0160110051
Record type Site
Current site name Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.79722, 43.11162 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 13.5 MI S OF BONE; 26 MI SSE OF AMMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bingham(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paradise Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bingham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003S 040E 32 NWSE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Location Approximate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Pumice Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 32.95 % P2O5, 0.10 % FLUORINE FROM PHOSPHATE FLOAT
Result THERE ARE NO PHOSPHATE OUTCROPS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Willow Creek Lava Field-Basalt
    Rock description Willow Creek Lava Field-Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert;Wells Formation-Sandstone, Siliceous Limestone;Brazer Limestone
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert;Wells Formation-Sandstone, Siliceous Limestone;Brazer Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.79722, 43.11162

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bannock Overthrust, Minor Folds And Faults

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Blackfoot Reservoir Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Resources Negligible, A Few Carloads At Most

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Thick Basalt Cover And Deep Phosphate Depth Will Render Exploitation Unprofitable Says Mansfield

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 23-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.