Green Mountain Deposits

Prospect in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Uranium, Vanadium
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 10192848
MAS/MILS ID 0160290037
Record type Site
Current site name Green Mountain Deposits
Alternate or previous names West Limb Georgetown Syncline, Area A, 12, Stewart Flat, Dry Ridge, Units 3,4, Area A, 1, 2, 3, Snowdrift Mtn.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -111.2286, 42.62132 (WGS84)
Elevation 2256
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

Snowdrift Mountain(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 045 E 20 N2SWSW Idaho

Commodities

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

Trench (1) -111.2286, 42.62132

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N14E
    Dip 85W
    Thickness 61M
    Length 3475M
    Width 144M
    Depth to top 0M
    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 N14E:85W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 50HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Crow Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal 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-Operator
    Owner International Minerals And Chemical Corp.
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARRAND, LEONARD, 1975. PHOSPHATE STUDY OF SE IDAHO FOR U.S.

  • Deposit

    SERVICE, A.L. 1966. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 152, 1927.

  • Deposit

    CRESSMAN, E.R. 1964. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1153.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF 118, 1957.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADDITIONAL 7.5MIN. MAP NEEDED IS STEWART FLAT. BEDS ARE OVERTURNED TO THE WEST. DIPS ARE VERTICAL OR NEARLY LEACHING OF CALCIUM RESULTS IN GREATER P2O5 PERCENTAGE. AREAS A, ETC. REFER TO PHOSPHATE STUDY BY GARRAND CORP. TONNAGE AND GRADE DATA FROM GARRANDS REPORT. DATA SOURCE: STEWART FLAT QUAD X-SECS 12A SNOWDRIFT MT QUAD X-SECS 1A-3A

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUN-94 Crockett U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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