Deer Creek-Wells Canyon Area

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10217046
MAS/MILS ID 0160290051
Record type Site
Current site name Deer Creek-Wells Canyon Area
Alternate or previous names Area D, 48a,49,50,51, Stewart Fla, S.Fork Sage Crk. To Sand Wash Flt, Areas C,D, Snowdrift Mtn., Webster Syncline Deposits, Wells Creek Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -111.1939, 42.58322 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
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)

Salt(hydrologic unit)

Snake Headwaters(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 010 S 045 E 04 E2SENE 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

Pit (1) -111.1939, 42.58322

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N26E
    Dip 24W
    Thickness 55M
    Length 14480M
    Width 303M
    Depth to top 63M
    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 N26E:24W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 439HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 439
    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 Monsanto Co.
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARRAND, LEONARD. 1975. PHOSPHATESTUDY OF SE IDAHO FOR USDA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MANSFIELD, G.R. 1927. USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 152.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

  • Deposit

    DEISS, CHARLES. 1947. U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 955-C.

  • Deposit

    LOWELL, W.R. 1952. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 982-A.

  • Deposit

    MONTGOMERY, K.M., CHENEY, T.M. 1967. U.S.G.S., BULL. 1217.

  • Deposit

    SHELDON, R.P. AND OTHERS. 1953. USGS CIRCULAR 304.

  • Deposit

    MCKELVEY, V.E. AND OTHERS. 1953. U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR 208.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF 118, 1957.

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.