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Dog Creek Syncline

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Nickel, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Uranium, Vanadium
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245782
MAS/MILS ID 0300770276
Record type Site
Current site name Dog Creek Syncline

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.43009, 46.6527 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Esmeralda Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 010 N 007 W 01 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Collophane Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Gypsum Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Mica Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.43009, 46.6527
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.3M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary 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 830316
  • Thickness 1.1M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary 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 830316
  • Thickness 1.1M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary 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 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Inferred 6350200mt ore
    Total resources 7076000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 31 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1973
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 3.1 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1973
    Uranium U 0.0003 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Inferred 13606999mt ore
    Total resources 16329000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 29.6 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1973
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2.96 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1973
    Uranium U 0.0003 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Inferred 13606999mt ore
    Total resources 16329000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 29.7 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1973
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2.97 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1973
    Uranium U 0.0003 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 4542810 SQUARE METERS; Q25, RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 5425360 SQUARE METERS; Q10; TOTAL RESOURCE IN AREA, BED AREA 60756600 SQUARE METERS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SWANSON, ROGER, 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE

  • Reserve-Resource

    PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER

  • Reserve-Resource

    313-F, P. 779-833.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION IN THE DOG CREEK AREA. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS. 30,31,32,33 IN TIIN RGW; SECS.25,26,34,35,36 IN TIIN 20-23,27-29 IN TION R 6W. SYNCLINE STRIKES N450W AND PLUNGES SE AT LOW TO MODERATE ANGLES. PHOSPHATE OCCURES MOSTLY IN FINE TO MEDIUM-COURSE PELLETS AND OOLITES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAY-96 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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