| Deposit ID | 10244763 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010511 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dry Gulch |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.76169, 45.6638 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cattle Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(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
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002 S | 009 W | 18 | C | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.76169, 45.6638 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010511 |
MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MINOBRAS, 1975, P. 13.
POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES, PT. 2, MONTANA, USBM
RI 6611, P. 88.
LUFT, S., 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. PROPERTIES AND
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. PHOSPHATE REPORT, P. 69.
USBM MRB RPT 113, P. 59.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION ALSO IN SECS. 19, 20, AND 29. PHOSPHORIA FM ATTITUDE- N45W,36SW. LOCATION EXPLORED (1951-53) BY TRENCHING AND DRILLING. DRILLING INDICATED A MINING SECTION 17.7 FT THICK AT 16.83% P2O5; TOO LOW GRADE AND SILICEOUS FOR VICTOR CHEMICAL WORKS SO THEY DROPPED THE LEASE.(1965 INFORMATION) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-AUG-1994 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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