| Deposit ID | 10221755 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570643 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Big Hole Canyon |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.5706, 45.4356 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1493 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Block Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005 S | 008 W | 03 | C NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Frontier and Blackleaf Formations |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300570643 |
POPOFF,C.C.,1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES,PT.2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
LUFT,S.,1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. PROPERTIES AND
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. PHOSPHATE REPORT.
SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MIN. RES. IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF SW
MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E.
PETERSON, J.A., 1954, STRAT. SECS. OF THE PHOSPHORIA FM.
IN MONTANA, 1951: USGS CIRC. 326, 27 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION CONSISTS OF TRENCHES AND EXPOSURES. BEDS STRIKE N70E AND DIP 20NW. SEDIMENTS ARE CLOSELY FOLDED, PARTLY OVERTURNED TO THE EAST, BROKEN BY FAULTING, AND CUT AT DEPTH BY A MAJOR OVERTHRUST FAULT. RETORT MEMBER: BED IS 1.73 FT THICK AT 26.3% P2O5, 16.6 FT THICK AT 18.7% P2O5. MEADE PEAK MEMBER: BED IS 0.6 FT THICK AT 34% P2O5. SAMPLE LOT 1358 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 313-EIS LOCATED HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 26-NOV-2008 | Schruben, Paul | U.S. Geological Survey | Fixed lat/long - county disagreement. |
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