South Schmid Ridge

Prospect in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10143714
MAS/MILS ID 0160290014
Record type Site
Current site name South Schmid Ridge
Alternate or previous names Dry Canyon, Area C, 10 Thru 17, Dry Valley, Area B, 8, Harrington Peak.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -111.2905, 42.64462 (WGS84)
Elevation 2149
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009 S 044 E 14 N2SWNW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -111.2905, 42.64462

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55W
    Dip 29E
    Thickness 60M
    Length 7242M
    Width 295M
    Depth to top 74M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N55W:29E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 214HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 214
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Slug Creek

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Monsanto
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mountain Fuel Supply Co.
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Beker Industries, Inc.
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Idaho
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEACHING OF CALCIUM RESULTS IN GREATER P2O5 PERCENTAGE. ADDITIONAL 7.5MIN. MAP NEEDED IS HARRINGTON PEAK. AREAS B,C, ETC. REFER TO PHOSPHATE STUDY BY GARRAND CORP. BEKER CORP. RECENT NAME CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUN-1994 Crockett U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.