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Elkhorn Creek Phosphate

Occurrence in Gallatin county in Montana, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245807
MAS/MILS ID 0300310027
Record type Site
Current site name Elkhorn Creek Phosphate
Alternate or previous names Elkhorn Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.20333, 45.15661 (WGS84)
Elevation 2383
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gallatin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lone Indian Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gallatin(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin 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 Gallatin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008 S 004 E 11 SE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.20333, 45.15661
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 795-G, 1928, P. 184.

  • Deposit

    LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY

  • Deposit

    PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    REPORT, 106 PAGES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION IS A TRENCH ON N SIDE OF ELKHORN CREEK. BASE OF D MEMBER IS 8 IN THICK, 40.57% BPL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-SEP-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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