Beaver Cr-Cabin Cr Synclinal Area

Prospect in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Nickel, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Uranium, Vanadium
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294501
MAS/MILS ID 0300570847
Record type Site
Current site name Beaver Cr-Cabin Cr Synclinal Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.40693, 44.97551 (WGS84)
Elevation 2804
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hilgard Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hebgen Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ashton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Madison(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)

Lee Metcalf Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 010 S 003 E 07 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.40693, 44.97551

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 9mt ore
    Total resources 10mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 19.6999 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1970
    Uranium U 0.005 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 1.97 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1 C3 RETORT MEMVER: Q50, RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, 3214340 SQUARE METERS IN BED AREA; Q25, RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 3818190 SQUARE METERS; Q10; TOTAL RESOURCE IN AREA, BED AREA 55461300 SQUARE METERS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SWANSON, ROGER, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 661-777

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION IN THE BEAVER CR-CABIN CR AREA. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS. 19,30,31 IN T9S R3E; SECS. 6,7,18 T10S R3E; SECS. 20,29,33 T10S R4E DEPOSITS SEQ NOS. 0300310025, 0300310032, 030031034, AND 0300570647 ARE LOCATED IN THIS AREA APATITE OCCURES AS OOLITIC TO PELLETAL GRAINS THAT ARE VERY FINE TO DEMIUM SAND SIZE, NODULES ARE LOCALLY COMMON

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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