Jack Canyon

Prospect in Madison county in Montana, 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. 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 10208110
MAS/MILS ID 0300570644
Record type Site
Current site name Jack Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.56115, 45.36071 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fan Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Madison(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 Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 005 S 001 E 35 NE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.56115, 45.36071

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY

  • Deposit

    PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    REPORT, P 106

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 6611, 1965, P. 105.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 313-E, 1070, P. 661-777.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN USGS PROF PAPER 313-E SAMPLE LOT 1218 WAS TAKEN IN THIS SITE. LOCATION IS A TRENCH AND EXPOSURE ABOUT 900 FT ABOVE AND ON N SIDE OF JACK CREEK CANYON. BEST BED IS 1.15 FT THICK, 28.85% P2O5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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