| Deposit ID | 10245966 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390490 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fields |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.22782, 46.46159 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008 N | 013 W | 09 | SENE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.22782, 46.46159 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300390490 |
POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611,
145 PAGES.
LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE
REPORT, 106 PAGES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROSPECT IS NORTH OF MAXVILE MINE ON BOULDER CREEK, CONSISTS OF 2 ADITS. UPPER ADIT HAS 3.9 FT THICK BED OF 15.2% P205. LOWER ADIT(100 FT BELOW UPPER) HAS 4 FT THICK OF SOFT, EARTHY, BLACK PHOSPHATE ROCK AT 13.5% P205. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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