| Deposit ID | 10227480 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490330009 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Northern Wasatch Range |
| Alternate or previous names | Woodruff Creek, Dry Bread Hollow, Laketown |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.36749, 41.46663 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2045 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rich(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Meachum Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ogden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)
Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Rich |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 008 N | 005 E | 03 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Gypsum | Unknown |
| Illite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Montmorillonite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphene | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Model code | 243 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34c |
| Deposit model name | Phosphate, upwelling type |
| Ore Body (1) | -111.36749, 41.46663 |
|---|
| Thickness | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 50000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 50000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 6000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 50000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 30000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2000HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Washing |
| District name | Western Phosphate |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Dist Of Columbia |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3200000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5100000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2300000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 41000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 25900000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 453600000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 300HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 300HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490330009 |
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| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM EVALUATION WAS DONE AS PART OF A 1980 STUDY OF UTAH AND WYOMING PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS BY THE INTERMOUNTAIN FIELD OPERATIONS CENTER, DENVER, COLORADO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 15-DEC-10 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Model and other minor changes. |
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