| Deposit ID | 10124377 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570454 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Phosphate Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed Phosphorus Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.85085, 44.99131 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2706 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Horn Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hebgen Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ashton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Madison(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 | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 010 S | 002 W | 04 | SWNE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -111.85085, 44.99131 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300570454 |
LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEV. DEPT., REPORT P. 103.
CONDIT, P.P., 1928, PHOSPHATE ROCK IN THE THREE FORKS-
YELLOWSTONE PARK REGION,MT:USGS BULL. 795-G, P.200.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION CONSISTS OF EXPOSURES ALONG W. SIDE OF RUBY CR.. BEST BED IS UPPER RETORT MEMBER; 1.25 FT THICK AT 63.98 BPL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-AUG-94 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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