North Maybe Canyon

Past Producer in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10265752
MAS/MILS ID 0160290111
Record type Site
Current site name North Maybe Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -111.3152, 42.77132 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caribou(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Upper Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee 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 Idaho Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007 S 044 E 33 NWNWNE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -111.3152, 42.77132

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAGIUS, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, POCATELLO, ID. 1987, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General This mine is an extension of the Maybe Canyon Phosphate Mine. It was mined later than the main mine and is on the same unit and shows up on Google Earth.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAY-92 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 26-OCT-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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