| Deposit ID | 10124387 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570655 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alpine Creek Phosphate |
| Alternate or previous names | Alpine Creek Phosphorus |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.80165, 44.93931 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2597 |
| Location accuracy | 10(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 | 26 | NENE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -111.80165, 44.93931 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300570655 |
POPOFF,C.C.,1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES,PT.2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611,P114
LUFT,S.,1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. PROPERTIES AND
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. PHOSPHATE REPORT.
SWANSON, R.W., 1953, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE
PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN MONTANA, PT. 2, 1949-50: USGS CIRC.
303, 21 PP.
SWANSON, 1970, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 721 (LOT 1307).
USGS CIRC. 303, P. 116.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION CONSISTS OF TRENCH AND EXPOSURES ON SE FACING SLOPE AT HEAD OF ALPINE CREEK. PHOSPHORIA FM. ATTITUDE:N5E,8NW. RETORT MEMBER: BED IS 1.1 FT THICK @30.5% P2O5 AND 4.4 FT THICK @ 11.5% P2O5. MEADE/ PEAK MEMBER: BED IS 1.1 FT THICK @ 26.1% P2O5 AND 4.3 FT THICK @ 9.3% P2O5. LOCATION DISCREPANCY: SAMPLE SITE (LOT 1307) REFERED TO AS ALPINE CREEK IS E2SE 22 ON PLATE 29 OF P/P 313-E. LAT & LONG IS ALPINE CREEK NENE 26 - CIRC 303 SAYS N2 26. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-AUG-94 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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