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Buck Creek Phosphate

Occurrence in Gallatin county in Montana, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294048
MAS/MILS ID 0300310064
Record type Site
Current site name Buck Creek Phosphate
Alternate or previous names Buck Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.26023, 45.16211 (WGS84)
Elevation 2060
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gallatin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ousel Falls(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 05 NWSWSE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT ALSO IN SECS. 4, 6, 7, AND 8, T. 8 S., R. 4 E.

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.26023, 45.16211
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PHOSPHORIA FORMATION DIPS 12NE, RETORT MEMBER IS 2 FT THICK AT 24.1% P205.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.,

  • Deposit

    PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT., PHOSHPATE

  • Deposit

    REPORT.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 6611, 1965.

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1975, MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 32.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-SEP-1992 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

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