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Tunp Range Combined

Prospect in Lincoln county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Water, Free
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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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303516
MAS/MILS ID 560230034
Record type Deposit
Current site name Tunp Range Combined
Alternate or previous names Tunp, Tump Range

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.8167, 42.1 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sublette Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontenelle Reservoir(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Bear(hydrologic unit)

Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)

Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 024 N 118 W 4 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Gypsum Unknown
Illite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphene Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 243
USGS model code 34c
Deposit model name Phosphate, upwelling type

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.8167, 42.1
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 50M
    Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary 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 801103
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 50M
    Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary 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 801103
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 600M
    Depth to top 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 20
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801103
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 600M
    Depth to top 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 4
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 20
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801103
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 6000M
    Depth to top 1000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 6
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 30
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 100
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801103
  • Thickness 60M
    Length 50000M
    Width 30000M
    Depth to top 2300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 7
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 1524
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 300
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 801103
  • Area 2000HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2000
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IS SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE MEMBERS BY MCKELVEY (BIBLIOGRAPHY REF. L010), TWO OF WHICH (THE MEADE PEAK AND RETORT MEMBERS) CONTAIN SIGNIFICANT PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS. IN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING, THE MEADE PEAK MEMBER, AND IN CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN WYOMING, THE RETORT MEMBER CONTAIN THE DEPOSITS OF POTENTIAL INTEREST. THE PARK CITY FORMATION OF UTAH AND CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE SHEDHORN SANDSTONE OF NORTHWESTERN WYOMING ARE STRATIGRAPHIC EQUIVALENTS OF AND INTERTONGUE WITH THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION. THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION AND EQUIVALENT FORMATIONS ARE UNDERLAIN BY EITHER THE TENSLEEP SANDSTONE, WEBER QUARTZITE, WELLS FORMATION, OR DIAMOND CREEK SANDSTONE AND ARE OVERLAIN BY EITHER THE WOODSIDE OR DINWOODY FORMATIONS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Western Phosphate

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Government
    Interest 90
    Home office Dist Of Columbia
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Wyoming
    Interest 10
    Home office Wyoming
    Year 1979

Comments on the ownership information

  • PHOSPHATE LANDS MAY BE LEASED FROM THE STATE OF WYOMING OR FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, EXCEPT POSSIBLY FOR THE LAND IN THE TWO BLM ROADLESS AREAS.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTS A,B,C,D, AND E, WHERE PROPOSED IN THIS EVALUATION, ARE ACID GRADE PRODUCTS, AND PRODUCTS F,G,H,I, AND J, ARE FURNACE GRADE PRODUCTS. NOT ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE USED IN THIS EVALUATION.
  • RECOVERIES IN THE YIELD DATA SET FOR TWO-PRODUCT MILLS ARE CALCULATED FROM THE TOTAL FEED TO THE MILL AND ARE NOT ACTUAL RECOVERIES WITHIN EACH ORE STREAM. WITHIN-ORE-STREAM RECOVERIES FOR TWO-PRODUCT MILLS PROPOSED IN THIS EVALUATION ARE 90.0 PERCENT FOR MILL K1, D1 & D2 & 92.0 PERCENT FOR K2, D1&D2. EXACT RECOVERIES USED IN CALCULATING PRODUCT OUTPUT TONNAGES FOR TWO PRODUCT MILLS PROPOSED IN THIS EVALUATION ARE 39.4440 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT A, DEV SCH 1&2; 50.5560 % FOR PRODUCT F,DEV SCH 1&2;40.9479 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT B DEV SCH 1&2; 51.0521 PERCENT FOR PRODUCT G, DEV SCH1&2;
  • THE EXACT DATE OF DISCOVERY IS NOT KNOWN, BUT WAS AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. EXPLORATION HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY, BUT THE EXACT DATES ARE UNKNOWN.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 10900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 18 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1967
    Water, Free H2o 0 wt-pct Water, Free Trace 1967
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 8300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 24 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1967
    Water, Free H2o 0 wt-pct Water, Free Trace 1967
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 2400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 31 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1967
    Water, Free H2o 0 wt-pct Water, Free Trace 1967
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 32800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 18 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1967
    Water, Free H2o 0 wt-pct Water, Free Trace 1967
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 21800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 24 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1967
    Water, Free H2o 0 wt-pct Water, Free Trace 1967
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 9300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 31 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1967
    Water, Free H2o 0 wt-pct Water, Free Trace 1967

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE RECORDS 1, 2, AND 3 CONSIST OF ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL RESOURCES IN THE BASIN CREEK AREA. RESERVE RECORDS 4, 5, AND 6 CONSIST OF ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL RESOURCES IN THE PINE CREEK AND SUBLETTE CREEK DRAINAGES.
  • PROPERTY HAS BEEN SPLIT INTO 4 SEPARATE DEPOSITS FOR SUPPLY ANALYSIS WITH SEQUENCE NOS. 0560230178, 0560230179, 0560230180, AND 0560230181 RESPECTIVELY NAMED TUNP RANGE NO 1, TUNP RANGE NO 2, TUNP RANGE NO 3, AND TUNP RANGE NO 4. REFER TO THESE SPECIFIC DEPOSITS FOR THEIR INDENTIFIED RESERVES AND OPERATING DATA. [A.B. Wilson, 8-feb-2010 deleted these 4 duplicate records from the database. There was no information specific to these deposits in those 4 records].

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 93.7
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.68
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 94
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 11.42
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 93.7
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.09
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 94
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.72
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 25.94
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 4
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 75
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 13.79
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO FLOW
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 27.53
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7300M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 4
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Swell Factor .67
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO FLOW
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 30.47
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2

Comments on other economic factors

  • Mining and beneficiation costs for each proposed operation were obtained by applying one of 34 basic mine models and 5 basic mill models developed for evaluating Utah and Wyoming phosphate deposits. Site-specific cost adjustments were made for land acquisition, infrastructure, unusual haulage distance to mill, the presence of multiple beds requiring mining of waste, and mill feed grade and recovery. All costs are in January 1980 dollars. The schedule of costs is based on the assumption that each proposed operation will be independently developed as soon as technically possible after the official January 1979 base date for the current phosphate study. Thus, land acquisition, exploration, and infrastructure capital costs are assumed to begin in 1979. Mine and mill capital costs include a contingency allowance of 15 percent of all other capital costs except working capital. Mine and mill working capital is estimated at 60 days of operating cost. A Bureau costing manual (bibliography data set ref. I030) was used to estimate surface and underground mine exploration, development, reclamation, plant, and equipment capital costs; underground mine operating costs; capital and operating costs for the calcining-hydration mill (if used) and for the flotation sections of other mills; costs of transporting products from proposed mills to existing final processing plants; and access road construction cost. Surface mine operating costs are size-scaled, using scaling factors from Bennett (bibliography data set ref. I001), and others (U.S. office of audit and investigation) for Idaho phosphate mines in 1976 and 1977. Infrastructure capital costs assigned to each proposed mine consist of only those railroad, transmission line, and access road costs which are needed for development of each mine. Railroad cost is estimated by the Richardson rapid construction cost estimating system (bibliography data set ref. I020). Transmission line cost is estimated from typical industry costs (A.W. Watts, 1980, Water and Power Resources Services, personal communication). Access road costs are estimated by using the capital and operating cost estimating handbook (bibliography data set ref. I030). Land acquisition costs are based on typical competitive bids for leases in southeastern Idaho, adjusted for specific deposit grade and thickness. Lease rentals and royalties are based on current rates for federal leases in the western phosphate field. Capital and operating costs for all mills, excepting the calcination-hydration mill (if used) and flotation sections of other mills, are size-scaled, using scaling factors from Bennett (bibliography data set ref. I001), from costs given for a sizing and calcining mill described by de Voto, et al. (bibliography data set ref. R030), vol. 2, appendix d. Site-specific cost adjustments for mill feed grade and recovery are made, using relative cost factors calculated from average cost and recovery curves for altered and unaltered ores (bibliography data set ref. I010).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DOMAIN - THE OUTCROP AREAS ARE DISTRIBUTED FAIRLY EVENLY AMONG STATE LANDS, PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTERED BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, AND NATIONAL FORESTS, WITH ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF THE OUTCROP AREA FALLING WITHIN TWO BLM ROADLESS AREAS. MINERAL HOLDINGS - MINERAL RIGHTS ON ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE OUTCROP AREA ARE HELD BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH THE REMAINDER HELD BY THE STATE OF WYOMING. ABBREVIATION FOR MINING DISTRICT: WEST. PHOSPHATE = WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD.
Deposit THIS MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM EVALUATION WAS DONE AS PART OF A 1980 STUDY OF UTAH AND WYOMING PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS BY THE INTERMOUNTAIN FIELD OPERATIONS CENTER, DENVER, COLORADO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1996-10-11 B,D,D,S,Ww U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 1995-04-24 Drescher, Theodore A. U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS records 0560230178-181.
Editor 2010-02-08 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey combined and deleted 0560230178-181 (newMRDS 10303675, 10279071, 10279127, and 10206516).
Updater 2010-12-15 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Added Model

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