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Slug Creek Valley Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096456
MRDS ID W026187
MAS/MILS ID 0160290017
Record type Site
Current site name Slug Creek Valley Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.3644, 42.70132 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position 12.5 MI ENE OF SODA SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caribou(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dry Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(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 Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 008S 044E 30 SENWNW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • W Slope Of Hill Above Valley

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result 32 SAMPLES GAVE 33.6 % P2O5 MAX. FROM HOLE 6
Result 103 SAMPLES GAVE 34.3 % P2O5 MAX. FROM HOLE 7

Host and associated rocks

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

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Schmid Syncline

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 8 DEG E
    Thickness 13.75M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Soda Springs Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • Diamond Drill Holes No. 6 And 7 ( 1948 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Mc Kelvey, V. E., And Others, 1953 , Stratigraphic Sections Of The Phosphoria Formation In Idaho, 1947 - 1948 , Part 1 : USGS Circ. 208 , 49 P.

  • Deposit

    O'Malley, F. W., And Others, 1953 , Stratigraphic Sections Of The Phosphoria Formation In Idaho, 1947 - 1948 , Part 3 : USGS Circ. 262 , 43 P.

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Preston Quad, Location No. 110

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Thickness Above Is Thickness Of Phosphatic Shale Member Sampled In Hole 6 ; 152.7 Ft Thickness Of Phosphatic Shale Member In Hole 7

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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