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North Trail Canyon Mine

Past Producer in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, REE, Uranium, Vanadium
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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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Mineral rights holdings
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119647
MRDS ID W026094
MAS/MILS ID 0160290157
Record type Deposit
Current site name North Trail Canyon Mine
Alternate or previous names North Trail Canyon Proposed Mine, Conda, J. R. Simplot Co.-Conda, Trail Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.48941, 42.70772 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caribou(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johnson Creek(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 008 S 042 E 24 SENESE Idaho
Boise 008S 043E 30,31 NESENE (30) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 2 Mi Se Of Conda Mine

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Collophane Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown

Analytical data

Result 26 SAMPLES FROM SECTION 30 GAVE 36.7 % P2O5 MAX
Result SOME POOR RANDOM SAMPLES RANGED 11.5 - 28.8 % P2O5

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 243
USGS model code 34c
Deposit model name Phosphate, upwelling type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock type qualifier Phosphatic Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Rock unit name Wells Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Wells Formation

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.48941, 42.70772
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure name Shields Canyon Fault
Type of structure Regional
Structure name Trail Creek Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, SEDIMENTARY
    Strike N15W
    Dip 60E
    Thickness 8.5M
    Length 1220M
    Width 155M
    Area 35HA
    Depth to top 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N15W:60E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840216
  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 15 DEG W
    Dip 55 DEG E
    Thickness 7.32M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • FAULTING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1906
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1976
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Trail Creek
District name Soda Springs Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner J. R. Simplot Co.
    Interest 77
    Home office P. O. Box 912, Pocatello, Idaho
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
    Interest 23
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimate Of Production At 25.5% P205 212000 T Of Phosphate Rock
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 26wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimate Of Production At 25.5% P205 424000 T Of Phophate Rock
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 26wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimate Of Production At 25.5% P205 212000 T Of Phosphate Rock
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 26wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • Mined Out - Closed. The Present Access Road Is Adequate. Water And Electrical Power Are Available At The Site. The Deposit Has Previously Produced And Future Ore Production Would Be Processed At The Conda Mill. Located On U.S.Forest Service Lands.
  • Stripping Ration 3.8 : 1 (Expressed As Cy Waste: Tons Ore)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 7HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .7
    Percent Waste Rock 91
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 67
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 4.5
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 47
    Capacity 2284
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 14.68
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 Pit Proposed, 350 Ft Deep, 3800 Ft Long, 300 - 500 Ft Wide

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    Garrand, L. J. Phosphate Study Of Southeastern Idaho. U. S. Forest Service Contract 50-820, 1975, 4 Volumes Plus Map Folio.

  • Deposit

    USGS, 1975 , Development Of Phosphate Resources In Southeastern Idaho: Draft Environmental Impact Statement, V. 2 , Pt. 10.1 , P. 3 - 29

  • Deposit

    Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , 453 P.

  • Deposit

    Mc Kelvey, V. E., And Others, 1953 , Stratigraphic Sections Of The Phosphoria Formation In Idaho, 1947 - 1948 , Part 2 : USGS Circ. 301 , 58 P.

  • Deposit

    Powell, J. D., 1974 , Evaluation Of Phosphate Resources In Southeastern Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Inf. Circ. 25 , 33 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    Gosling, Burton B. Producing Phosphate Mines In Idaho. Bumine Mas Report, WFOC, 1980. 150 Pp. Plus Appendix.

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Preston Quad, Location No. 89

  • Reserve-Resource

    Gulbrandsen, R. A., K. R. Mclaughlin, F. S. Hunkala, And S. E. Clabaugh. Geology Of The Johnson Creek Quadrangle, Caribou County, Idaho. U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1042a, 1956, 23 Pp.

  • Reserve-Resource

    Hale, Lyle A. - Editor. Anatomy Of The Western Phosphate Field. Fifteenth Annual Field Conference, Intermountain Assoc. Of Geologists, 1967, Two Volumes.

  • Reserve-Resource

    Service, A. L. An Evaluation Of The Western Phosphate Industry And Is Resources. Bumine Ri6801, Part 3, Idaho, 1966, 201 Pp.

  • Reserve-Resource

    U. S. Geological Survey, U. S. Bureau Of Land Management, And U. S. Forest Service. Final Environmental Impact Statement/Development Of Phosphate Resources In Southeastern Idaho, 1978, Four Volumes.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-76 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-JUN-77 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 14-NOV-83 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 07-MAR-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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