| Deposit ID | 10096430 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019300 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160190066 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pine Creek Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.29021, 43.55602 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | 14.25 MI SW OF DRIGGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonneville(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stouts Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rexburg(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 | 003N | 044E | 29,28 | SENWNW (28) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Result | THE RETORT PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER SAMPLED UP TO 30.68 % P2O5 AND 0.008 % V2O5 |
|---|---|
| Result | A 4 FT PHOSPHATE SAMPLE GAVE 27.51 % P2O5 OR 60.11 % CA3 (PO4)2 |
| 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) | -111.29021, 43.55602 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2.74M |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pine Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Targhee National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019300 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR__47 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160190066 | data consolidated into this record |
Staatz, M. H., And Albee, H. F., 1966 , Geology Of The Garns Mountain Quadrangle, Bonneville, Madison, And Teton Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1205 , 122 P.
Schultz, A. R., 1918 , A Geologic Reconnaissance For Phosphate And Coal In Southeastern Idaho And Western Wyoming: USGS Bulletin 680 , 84 P.
1918 Geolmap A. R. Schultz, Bulletin 680
1966 Geolmap M. H. Staatz And H. F. Albee, Bulletin 1205
Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. County Report 5, 1961, P. 64.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 19-92, 1992, P. 8-10; Sample Nos. 11-14: Appendix A, P. 17, 18; Appendix B, P. 20, 21.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Thickness Above For Retort Phosphatic Shale Member |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JAN-1995 | Federspiel | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.