| Deposit ID | 10173234 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390487 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Douglas Creek Syncline |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.16982, 46.49049 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009 N | 013 W | 36 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Blackleaf Formation |
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| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thickness | 2.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 18143000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 21318000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 27215000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 32205000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300390487 |
SWANSON, ROGER, 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE
PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER
313-F, P.779-833.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION OF THE DOUGLAS CREEK SYNCLINE AREA. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS. 1,12,13,24,25,36 T 9N R13W; SECS. 1,12,13 T8N R13W; SECS. 6,7,18,19,30,31 T9N R12W; SECS. 6,7,18,19 T 8N R 12W. 0300390319, 0300390396, 0300390060, 0300390061 ARE LOCATED IN THIS AREA. SYNCLINE AXIS PLUNGES N ABOUT 10 DEG.. THE FOLD IS TIGHT, EAST LIMB IS OVERTURNED AND THE WEST LIMB IS STEEP. PHOSPHATE OCCURED MOSTLY IN FINE TO MEDIUM-COURSE PELLETS AND OOLITES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-JUN-84 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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