| 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 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.1939, 42.58322 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2286 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Caribou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 010 S | 045 E | 04 | E2SENE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sericite | Unknown |
| Pit (1) | -111.1939, 42.58322 |
|---|
| Strike | N26E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 24W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 55M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 14480M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 303M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 63M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 439HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Crow Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monsanto Co. |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160290051 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR__80 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
GARRAND, LEONARD. 1975. PHOSPHATESTUDY OF SE IDAHO FOR USDA.
SERVICE, A.L. 1966. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS
MANSFIELD, G.R. 1927. USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 152.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.
DEISS, CHARLES. 1947. U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 955-C.
LOWELL, W.R. 1952. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 982-A.
MONTGOMERY, K.M., CHENEY, T.M. 1967. U.S.G.S., BULL. 1217.
SHELDON, R.P. AND OTHERS. 1953. USGS CIRCULAR 304.
MCKELVEY, V.E. AND OTHERS. 1953. U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR 208.
MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF 118, 1957.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-JUN-94 | Crockett | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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