| Deposit ID | 10148370 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570545 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hogback Mountain Phosphate |
| Alternate or previous names | Hogback Mountain Phosphorus |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11916, 44.8949 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3002 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spur Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lima(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(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 | 011 S | 004 W | 08 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.11916, 44.8949 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300570545 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 6611, 1965, P. 109.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 313-E, 1970, P. 760.
USGS CIRC. 302, P. 5.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOC. CONSISTS OF TRENCHES ON E SCARP OF HOGBACK MT. PHOSPHORIA IS ON OVERTURNED WEST LIMB OF RUBY VALLEY SYNCLINE: BED ATTITUDE-N40E,50NW. RETORT MEMBER: BED IS 0.9 FT THICK @ 34.5% P2O5, 2 FT THICK AT 28.5%, AND 4.4 FT @ 19.0% P2O5. MEADE PEAK MEMBER: BED IS 4 FT THICK @ 28.8% P2O5, 5.8 FT @ 25.9% P2O5. SAMPLE LOT 1299 FROM USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E IS LOCATED HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-AUG-94 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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