Little Water Canyon

Occurrence in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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 10293445
MAS/MILS ID 0300010523
Record type Site
Current site name Little Water Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.82058, 44.7291 (WGS84)
Elevation 2597
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dixon Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lima(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Red Rock(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 013 S 010 W 04 SE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.82058, 44.7291

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MINOBRAS, 1975, P. 14.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES,PT.2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.

  • Deposit

    SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MIN. RES. IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF SW

  • Deposit

    MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 715.

  • Deposit

    MRB RPT 113, P. 92, 93.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS ARE IN THE AULTED SEGMENT OF THENORTH LIMB OF THE LITTLE WATER SYNCLINE. PHOSPHORIA FM ATTITUDE:N50W,45-50S RETORT MEMBER: BED IS 0.8FT THICK AT 31.5% P2O5, 4.6 FT THICK AT 20.0% P2O5. MEADE PEAK MEMBER: BED IS 1.5 FT THICK AT 31.5% P2O5, 5.7 FT THICK AT 20.0% P2O5. SAMPLE LOT 1341 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 313-E IS LOCATED HERE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-AUG-94 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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