Taylor Creek Phosphorus

Prospect in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10148425
MAS/MILS ID 0300570647
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Creek Phosphorus

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.40804, 45.03321 (WGS84)
Elevation 2390

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Koch Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gallatin(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin 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 Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009 S 003 E 19 SW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.40804, 45.03321

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POPOFF,C.C.,1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOC. CONSISTS OF A TRENCH AND EXPOSURE ALONG TAYLOR FORK ONE MILE ABOVE MOUTH OF LIGHTNING CREEK. PHOSPHORIA FM CONSISTS OF PHOSPHATIC MUDSTONE, CARBONATE ROCK AND LAYERS OF PHOSPHORITE. BED ATTITUDE: N15W,40NE. RETORT MEMBER: BED 1.6 FT THICK @ 29.9% P2O5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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