| Deposit ID | 10123896 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010519 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sawtooth Peak Phosphate |
| Alternate or previous names | Sawtooth Peak |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.20026, 44.803 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2865 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lima(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 012 S | 005 W | 10 | NESW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.20026, 44.803 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010519 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 6611, 1965, PART 2, P. 110.
MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,MINOBRAS 1975 PG 13
LUFT,S.,1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. PROPERTIES AND
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. PHOSPHATE REPORT, P. 102.
SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MIN. RES. IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF SW
MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E.
KLEPPER,M.R., 1953, STRAT. SECS. OF THE PHOSPHORIA FM
IN MONTANA,1948: USGS CIRC. 260, P. 23.
MRB 113, P. 85.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS ARE ON THE OVERTURNED WEST LIMB OF THE RUBY VALLEY SYNCLINE LOCATION CONSISTS OF TRENCHES ON SAWTOOTH PEAK. IN THE AREA THE PHOSPHORIA FM ATTITUDE IS: N5W,75NW AND N40E,64SE. RETORT MEMBER: BED IS 2.5 FT THICK AT 20.9% P2O5. MEADE PEAK MEMBER: BED IS 2.7 FT THICK AT 27.6% P2O5 AND 6.7 FT THICK AT 22.8% P2O5. SAMPLE LOT 1241 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 313-E IS LOCATED HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-AUG-94 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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