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Little Sheep Creek Area

Prospect in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron, Nickel, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Uranium, Vanadium
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  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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10172504
MAS/MILS ID 0300010546
Record type Site
Current site name Little Sheep Creek Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.70337, 44.5702 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gallagher Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lima(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Red Rock(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 014 S 009 W 33 C S2 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.70337, 44.5702
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.9M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Thickness 1M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Thickness 2.4M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 7711000mt ore
    Total resources 13153999mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2.1 wt-pct Fluorine 1970
    Uranium U 0.006 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 21 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 5443100mt ore
    Total resources 8618200mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2.95 wt-pct Fluorine 1970
    Uranium U 0.009 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 29.5 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 13606999mt ore
    Total resources 21318000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2.3 wt-pct Fluorine 1970
    Uranium U 0.009 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 23 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q 50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 1.51X1000000 SQUARE METERS. Q25; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 2.62X1000000 SQUARE METERS. Q10; RESOURCE BLOCK, TOTAL IN AREA, BED AREA 25.54X1000000 SQUARE METERS M1 C3 MEADE PEAK MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 2796290 SQUARE METERS. Q25; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 4245530 SQUARE METERS. Q10; RESOURCE BLOCK, TOTAL IN AREA, BED AREA 3009996 0 SQUARE METERS. M3C3 MEADE PEAK MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 2795290 SQUARE METERS, Q25; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 4245530 SQUARE METERS Q10; RESOURCE BLOCK, TOTAL IN AREA, BED AREA 3009996 0 SQUARE METERS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SWANSON, ROGER, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 661-777

  • Deposit

    SCHOLTEN, R., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE LIMA REGION, SW MONTANA:

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SOC. AMERICA BULL., VOL. 66, P. 345-404

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION OF THE BIG SHEEP ARCH AND LITTLE SHEEP SYNCLINE. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS 2,3,11,12,13,14, AND 24 IN TT14S R10W; SECS 19,29,30,32,33, IN T14S R9W; AND SECS 3,9, AND 16 IN T15S R9W DEPOSIT SEQ NO. 0300010445 IS LOCATED IN THIS AREA APATITE OCCURES AS OOLITIC TO PELLETAL GRAINS THAT ARE VERY FINE TO MEDIUM SAND SIZE, NODULES ARE LOCALLY COMMON

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-AUG-94 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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