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Snake River Range Combined

Prospect in Teton county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230160
MAS/MILS ID 0560230029
Record type Deposit
Mineralized Area Snake River Range Combined
Current site name Snake River Range Combined
Alternate or previous names Big Hole Mountains, Northwestern Snake River Range, Snake River Range, Northeastern Snake River Range, Southern Teton Range, Southern Snake River Range

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAMES:BIG HOLE MNT,NE SNK RIV RANGE,S TETON RNG,MW SNK RIV RNG.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.9675, 43.44992 (WGS84)
Elevation 2440
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Teton(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Teton Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Greys-Hoback(hydrologic unit)

Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bridger-Teton 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 Wyoming Teton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 040 N 118 W 11 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • With current coordinates, location is very poor. Plots about 15 km north of Lincoln County, in Teton County. ABWilson changed county to Teton because that is where the Snake River Range is. The mountains in Lincoln County are mostly not part of the Snake River Range.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 243
USGS model code 34c
Deposit model name Phosphate, upwelling type

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.9675, 43.44992
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 50M
    Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801112
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 50M
    Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801112
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 600M
    Depth to top 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 20
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801112
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 600M
    Depth to top 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 4
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 20
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801112
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 600M
    Depth to top 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 5
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 20
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801112
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 6000M
    Depth to top 1000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 6
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 30
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 100
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801112
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 30000M
    Depth to top 2300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 7
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 1524
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 300
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801112
  • Area 2000HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2000
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IS SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE MEMBERS BY MCKELVEY (BIBLIOGRAPHY REF. L010), TWO OF WHICH (THE MEADE PEAK AND RETORT MEMBERS) CONTAIN SIGNIFICANT PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS. IN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING, THE MEADE PEAK MEMBER, AND IN CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN WYOMING, THE RETORT MEMBER CONTAIN THE DEPOSITS OF POTENTIAL INTEREST. THE PARK CITY FORMATION OF UTAH AND CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE SHEDHORN SANDSTONE OF NORTHWESTERN WYOMING ARE STRATIGRAPHIC EQUIVALENTS OF AND INTERTONGUE WITH THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION. THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION AND EQUIVALENT FORMATIONS ARE UNDERLAIN BY EITHER THE TENSLEEP SANDSTONE, WEBER QUARTZITE, WELLS FORMATION, OR DIAMOND CREEK SANDSTONE AND ARE OVERLAIN BY EITHER THE WOODSIDE OR DINWOODY FORMATIONS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Western Phosphate

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Dist Of Columbia
    Year 1979

Comments on the ownership information

  • PHOSPHATE LANDS MAY BE LEASED FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO ACTIVE LEASES OR PROSPECTING PERMITS WITHIN THE AREA INCLUDED IN THIS DEPOSIT. FUTURE LEASABILITY OF THE RARE II LANDS IS UNCERTAIN, BUT NATIONAL FOREST LANDS ARE LEASABLE.

Comments on the production information

  • RECOVERIES IN THE YIELD DATA SET FOR TWO-PRODUCT MILLS ARE CALCULATED FROM THE TOTAL FEED TO THE MILL AND ARE NOT ACTUAL RECOVERIES WITHIN EACH ORE STREAM. WITHIN-ORE-STREAM RECOVERIES FOR TWO-PRODUCT MILLS PROPOSED IN THIS EVALUATION ARE 92.0% PERCENT FOR MILL K1, DEV SCH 1&2; 88.0 % FOR MILL K2, DEV SCH 1&2; 87.0 PERCENT FOR MILL K3, DEV SCH 1; 77.0 PERCENT FOR MILL K3, DEV SCH 2; 83.0 PERCENT FOR MILL K4, DEV SCH 1; 57.0 PERCENT FOR MILL K4, DEV SCH 2. EXACT RECOVERIES USED IN CALCULATING PRODUCT OUTPUT TONNAGES FOR TWO PRODUCT MILLS PROPOSED IN THIS EVALUATION ARE 63.3295 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT A, DEV SCH 1&2; 28.6705 PER CENT FOR PRODUCT F, DEV SCH 1&2; 63.6277 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT B, DEV. SCH 1&2; 24.3723 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT G, DEV SCH 1&2; 44.9168 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT C, DEV SCH 1; 42.0832 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT H, DEV SCH 1; 39.7540 PER- CENT FOR PRODUCT C, DEV SCH 2; 37.2460 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT H, DEV SCH 2; 55.5347 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT D, DEV SCH 1; 27.4653 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT I, DEV SCH 1; 38.1383 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT D, DEV SCH 2; 18.8617 PER- CENT FOR PRODUCT I, DEV SCH 2.
  • PHOSPHATE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE SNAKE RIVER RANGE AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, BUT THE EXACT DATE IS UNKNOWN. EXPLORATION HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, BUT NO PRODUCTION HAS OCCURRED. EARLY PROSPECTING FOR COAL OCCURRED IN SOME OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE BLACK COLOR OF THE PHOSPHATE ROCK.
  • PRODUCTS A,B,C,D, AND E, WHERE PROPOSED IN THIS EVALUATION, ARE ACID GRADE PRODUCTS, AND PRODUCTS F,G,H,I, AND J, ARE FURNACE GRADE PRODUCTS. NOT ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE USED IN THIS EVALUATION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Inferred 312800000mt ore
    Total resources 312800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 18 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1963
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 3900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 18 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1972
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 70799999mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 18 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1972
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Inferred 37400000mt ore
    Total resources 37400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 24 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1963
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 15099999mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 24 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Inferred 6900000mt ore
    Total resources 6900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 31 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1963

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE RECORD 1 INCLUDES RESOURCES IN THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE TETON RANGE, AND ON THE IDAHO SIDE OF THE NORTHWEST TREND SOUTH OF TETON PASS; EXCLUDES RESOURCES IN THE WYOMING PORTION OF ONE IDAHO-WYOMING BLOCK IN THE NORTHWEST SNAKE RIVER RANGE. RESERVE RECORDS 2 AND 5 CONSIST OF RESOURCES IN THE RENDEZVOUS PEAK QUADRANGLE ONLY. RESERVE RECORD 4 INCLUDES RESOURCES IN THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE TETON RANGE, AND ON THE IDAHO SIDE OF THE NORTHWEST TREND SOUTH OF TETON PASS. RESERVE RECORD 6 INCLUDES RESOURCES IN THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE TETON RANGE. RESERVE RECORD 3 CONSISTS OF RESOURCES IN THE FERRY PEAK QUADRANGLE ONLY.
  • PROPERTY HAS BEEN SPLIT INTO 5 SEPARATE DEPOSITS FOR SUPPLY ANALYSIS WITH SEQUENCE NOS. 0560230166, 0560230167, 0560230168, AND 0560230170 WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED DEPOSITS: SNAKE RIVER RANGE NO 1 (SURFACE MINE), SNAKE RIVER RANGE NO 2 (SURFACE MINE), SNAKE RIVER RANGE NO 3 (UNDERGROUND MINE), SNAKE RIVER RANGE NO 4 (UNDERGROUND MINE), AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE, (UNDERGROUND MINE). THE SNAKE RIVER RANGE COMBINED DEPOSIT IS BEING SPLIT INTO 5 SEPARATE DEPOSITS. REFER TO THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED SEQUENCE NOS FOR AN EXPLANTION ON HOW THE COMBINED DEPOSIT IS BEING SPLIT-UP. [A.B. Wilson deleted these 5 records as they are duplicates as entered at this time. They all have the same coordinates, nor are there are any references. Without individual coordinates and references, these records are not useful.]

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 94
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 9.42
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 95
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 11.34
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 94
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12.8
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 95
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.44
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 88
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 9.27
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 4
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 19.51
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 5
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 75
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12.29
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 56
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO FLOW
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.98
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 4
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO FLOW
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 29.05
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 5
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO FLOW
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 27.16
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2

Comments on the workings information

  • ABBREVIATION FOR MINING DISTRICT: WEST. PHOSPHATE = WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD.

Comments on other economic factors

  • Mining and beneficiation costs for each proposed operation were obtained by applying one of 34 basic mine models and 5 basic mill models developed for evaluating Utah and Wyoming phosphate deposits. Site-specific cost adjustments were made for land acquisition, infrastructure, unusual haulage distance to mill, the presence of multiple beds requiring mining of waste, and mill feed grade and recovery. All costs are in January 1980 dollars. The schedule of costs is based on the assumption that each proposed operation will be independently developed as soon as technically possible after the official January 1979 base date for the current phosphate study. Thus, land acquisition, exploration, and infrastructure capital costs are assumed to begin in 1979. Mine and mill capital costs include a contingency allowance of 15 percent of all other capital costs except working capital. Mine and mill working capital is estimated at 60 days of operating cost. A Bureau costing manual (bibliography data set ref. I030) was used to estimate surface and underground mine exploration, development, reclamation, plant, and equipment capital costs; underground mine operating costs; capital and operating costs for the calcining-hydration mill (if used) and for the flotation sections of other mills; costs of transporting products from proposed mills to existing final processing plants; and access road construction cost. Surface mine operating costs are size-scaled, using scaling factors from Bennett (bibliography data set ref. I001), and others (U.S. office of audit and investigation) for Idaho phosphate mines in 1976 and 1977. Infrastructure capital costs assigned to each proposed mine consist of only those railroad, transmission line, and access road costs which are needed for development of each mine. Railroad cost is estimated by the Richardson rapid construction cost estimating system (bibliography data set ref. I020). Transmission line cost is estimated from typical industry costs (A.W. Watts, 1980, Water and Power Resources Services, personal communication). Access road costs are estimated by using the capital and operating cost estimating handbook (bibliography data set ref. I030). Land acquisition costs are based on typical competitive bids for leases in southeastern Idaho, adjusted for specific deposit grade and thickness. Lease rentals and royalties are based on current rates for federal leases in the western phosphate field. Capital and operating costs for all mills, excepting the calcination-hydration mill (if used) and flotation sections of other mills, are size-scaled, using scaling factors from Bennett (bibliography data set ref. I001), from costs given for a sizing and calcining mill described by de Voto, et al. (bibliography data set ref. R030), vol. 2, appendix d. Site-specific cost adjustments for mill feed grade and recovery are made, using relative cost factors calculated from average cost and recovery curves for altered and unaltered ores (bibliography data set ref. I010).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reference

    HARRIS, R. A., DAVIDSON, D. F., AND ARNOLD, B. P., 1954, BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1018, 89 P.

  • Ownership

    U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1978, STATE OF WYOMING LAND STATUS: U.S. BUR. OF LAND MANAGEMENT MAP, 1:500,000-SCALE, 1 SHEET.

  • Deposit

    CLABAUGH, P. S., 1946, PERMIAN PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF MONTANA, IDAHO, WYOMING, AND UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STRATEGIC MINER. INV. PRELIM. MAP 3-198, 1 SHEET.

  • Reserve-Resource

    COFFMAN, J. S., AND SERVICE, A. L., 1967, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES - PART 4, WYOMING AND UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 6934, 158 P.

  • Production

    DUNCAN, W. E., AND FISK, H. G., 1957, CENTRAL WYOMING PHOSPHATE ROCK - CHARACTER, PROCESSING, AND ECONOMICS: UNIV. OF WYO. NAT. RES. RESEARCH INST. BULL. 6, 60 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DE VOTO, R. H., AND STEVENS, D. N., ED., 1979, URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM RECOVERY FROM PHOSPHATE RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND FREE WORLD: SUBCONTRACT 78-177-S TO DEPT. OF ENERGY CONTRACT 50-54-5903 (BENDIX FIELD ENG. CORP.) BY EARTH SCIENCES INC., 1396 P. PLUS PLATES.

  • Deposit

    GARRAND CORPORATION, 1975 (?), PHOSPHATE RESERVES OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: U.S. DEPT. OF AGR. CONTRACT NO. 50-820, 1102 P.

  • Production

    EBERL, E., 1970, BENEFICIATION OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE BY CALCINATION, THE MATERIAL BALANCE: RUDARSKO - METALURSKI ZBORNIK, NO. 2-3, 1970, P. 275-283.

  • Production

    GOKHALE, K. V. G. K., RAO, T. C., AND BISWAS, A. K., 1975, BENEFICIATION STUDIES ON A HIMALAYAN LEAN PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT WITH CALCAREOUS GANGUE, IN SEMINAR ON BENEFICIATION OF LEAN PHOSPHATE WITH CARBONATE GANGUE, 11TH INTERNAT. MINERALS PROCESSING CONGRESS, KAGLIARI, ITALY, APRIL 23-24, 1975, P. 53-54.

  • Deposit

    HALE, L. A., ED., 1967, ANATOMY OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD: INTERMOUNTAIN ASSOC. OF GEOL. 15TH ANN. FIELD CONF., 287 P., 3 PLATES.

  • Reserve-Resource

    JOBIN, D. A., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FERRY PEAK QUAD RANGLE, LINCOLN COUNTY, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-1027.

  • Geology

    ALBEE, H. F., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OBSERVATION PEAK QUADRANGLE, TETON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-1081.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1955, DRIGGS, IDAHO; WYOMING, 1-DEGREE BY 2-DEGREE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY, 1:250,000-SCALE MAP, 1 SHEET.

  • Production

    GOOD, P. C., 1976, BENEFICIATION OF UNWEATHERED INDIAN CALCAREOUS PHOSPHATE ROCK BY CALCINATION AND HYDRATION: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 8154, 17 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SCHROEDER, M. L., 1972, 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RENDEZVOUS PEAK QUADRANGLE, TETON COUNTY, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-980.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1960, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF WYOMING: U.S. CONGRESS - SENATE, DOC. 76, P. 14-16, 145-147.

  • Production

    NEUBERGER, R., 1968, PHOSPHATE ROCK CALCINATION IN ISRAEL: PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM, NO. 35, MAY/JUNE 1968, P. 11-21.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SHELDON, R. P., 1963, PHYSICAL STRATIGRAPHY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PERMIAN ROCKS IN WESTERN WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 313-B, P. 49-273, PLATES.

  • Production

    RULE, A. R., DAHLIN, D. C., AND FERGUS, A. J., 1978, FLOTATION OF CARBONATE AND SILICATE MINERALS FROM PARTIALLY ALTERED PHOSPHATE ROCK OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION, PAPER PRESENTED AT ISMA TECHNICAL/ECON. CONF.; ORLANDO, FLA., OCT. 23-27, 1979, 11 P.

  • Production

    PARTIALLY ALTERED PHOSPHATE ROCK OF THE PHOSPHORIA

  • Geology

    ALBEE, H. F., AND CULLINS, H. L., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ALPINE QUADRANGLE, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO, AND LINCOLN COUNTY, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-1259.

  • Production

    RULE, A. R., KIRBY, D. E., AND DAHLIN, D. C., 1977, RECENT ADVANCES IN BENEFICIATION OF WESTERN PHOSPHATES, PAPER PRESENTED AT S.M.E. FALL MEETING AND EXHIBIT, ST. LOUIS MO., OCT. 19-21, 1977, 17 P.

  • Geology

    CHENEY, T. M., SHELDON, R. P., WARING, R. G., AND WARNER, M. A., 1954, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN WYOMING, 1951: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 324, 22 P.

  • Geology

    GARDNER, L. S., AND ANDERSON, A. L., 1944, PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE TETON BASIN AREA, IDAHO AND WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944-A, P. 1-36, 22 PLATES.

  • Geology

    HORBERG, LELAND, NELSON, VINCENT, AND CHURCH, VICTOR, 1949, STRUCTURAL TRENDS IN CENTRAL WESTERN WYOMING: GEOL. SOC. OF AMERICA BULL., V. 60, P. 183-216.

  • Geology

    LANE, D. W., 1973, THE PHOSPHORIA AND GOOSE EGG FORMATIONS IN WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYO., PRELIM. REPT. 12, 24 P.

  • Geology

    LINES, G. C., AND GLASS, W. R., 1975, WATER RESOURCES OF THE THRUST BELT OF WESTERN WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROL. INV. ATLAS MAP HA-539.

  • Geology

    LOVE, J. D., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GROS VENTRE JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, TETON COUNTY, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPT. 75-334, 1 SHEET.

  • Geology

    LOVE, J. D., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TETON VILLAGE QUADRANGLE, TETON COUNTY, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE MAP 75-335, 1 SHEET.

  • Geology

    LOVE, J. D., REED, J. C., JR., CHRISTIANSEN, R. L., AND STACEY, J. R., 1972, GEOLOGIC BLOCK DIAGRAM AND TECTONIC HISTORY OF THE TETON REGION, WYOMING - IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. INV. MAP I-730.

  • Geology

    PAMPEYON, E. H., SCHROEDER, M. L., SCHELL, E. M., AND CRESSMAN, E. R., 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DRIGGS QUADRANGLE, BONNEVILLE AND TETON COUNTIES, IDAHO, AND TETON COUNTY, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MIN. INV. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-300.

  • Geology

    SCHROEDER, M. L., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TETON PASS QUADRANGLE, TETON COUNTY, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-793.

  • Geology

    SCHULTZ, A. R., 1918, A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE FOR PHOS PHATE AND COAL IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO AND WESTERN WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 680, 84 P.

  • Geology

    SHELDON, R. P., 1956. STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN THE JACKSON HOLE REGION, WYOMING, IN WYOMING GEOL. ASSOC. 11TH ANN. FIELD CONF. (JACKSON HOLE), P. 66-69.

  • Geology

    SHELDON, R. P., 1957, PHYSICAL STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN NORTHWESTERN WYOMING: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1042-E, P. 105-185, PLATES.

  • Geology

    MCKELVEY, V. E., 1959, THE PHOSPHORIA, PARK CITY, AND SHEDHORN FORMATIONS IN THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 313-A, P. 1-47, 3 PLATES.

  • Geology

    GULBRANDSEN, R. A., 1967, SOME COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES OF PHOSPHORITES OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION, IN INTERMOUNTAIN ASSOC. OF GEOL. 15TH ANN. FIELD CONF., P. 99-102.

  • Production

    RULE, A. R., KIRBY, D. E., AND DAHLIN, D. C., 1978, RECENT ADVANCES IN BENEFICIATION OF WESTERN PHOSPHATES: MIN. ENG., JAN. 1978, P. 37-40.

General comments

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. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE RANGE EXTENDS INTO TETON COUNTY. DOMAIN - CLASSIFICATION IS AS FOLLOWS WITH APPROXIMATE PER- CENTAGES OF OUTCROP AREA IN EACH CATEGORY SHOWN IN PAR- ENTHESES: POTENTIALLY UNAVAILABLE ROADLESS AREA REVIEW AND EVALUATION (RARE II) LANDS (70), RARE II LANDS RECOMMENDED FOR WILDERNESS (25), AND NATIONAL FOREST LANDS (5). MINERAL HOLDINGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-96 B,D,D,S,Ww U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 21-APR-95 Drescher, Theodore A. U.S. Bureau of Mines 0560230166=10278783, 0560230167=10303606, 0560230168=10230015, 0560230169=10254855, and 0560230170=10157497.
Editor 08-FEB-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey Merged and deleted 0560230166=10278783, 0560230167=10303606, 0560230168=10230015, 0560230169=10254855, and 0560230170=10157497.
Updater 15-DEC-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Added Model

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