| Deposit ID | 10289511 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026149 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160070083 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hot Springs Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Hot Springs Phosphate Deposit |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.26243, 42.10878 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1810 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bear Lake(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bear Lake North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bear Lake(hydrologic unit)
Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bear Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 014 S | 044 E | 11, 25, 36, 24 | SE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Result | 84 SAMPLES OF STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION ( SECTION 36 ) GAVE 37.8 % P2O5 MAX |
|---|---|
| Result | 33 SAMPLES NEAR TRENCH GAVE 36.9 % P2O5 MAX |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock type qualifier | Phosphatic |
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Wells Formation |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Brazer Limestone |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Dinwoody Formation |
| Pit (1) | -111.26243, 42.10878 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Bear Lake Fault |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | Hot Springs Anticline |
| General form | Bedded, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 W |
| Dip | 70 W |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Depth to bottom | 1219.2M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stauffer Chemical Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160070083 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR_201 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3 , IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 126 THICKNESS PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER ( SECTION 36 ); 720 ACRE AREA HELD AS PHOSPHATE LAND ( 1927 ) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-JUN-84 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 01-JUN-76 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 26-OCT-10 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | Consolidated old MRDS record W026149 into this record. |
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