| Deposit ID | 10196582 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390060 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Edgar Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.17982, 46.49069 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1646 |
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 | C W2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -113.17982, 46.49069 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Montana (School Land) 320 Acres |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1965 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300390060 |
POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DDEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE
REPORT.
SWANSON, R.W., 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE
PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER
313-F, P 803.
END ANDD MINING JOURNAL, JULY 1949, P133
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROPERTY EXPLORED AND MINED SINCE 1932, LAST SHIPMENT IN 1952 WAS 2200 ST OF 29% P205. MINED SECTION WAS 3-3.4 FT THICK, OVERHAND STOPPING WITH STULL TIMBER SUPPORT. PHOSPHORIA IS ON BOTH LIMBS OF PRINCETON ANTICLINE. EAST LIMB: UPPER ADIT(75 FT LONG), BED STRIKES N25W AND DIPS 30NE; RETORT MEMBER AT 36.2% P205 IS 2.1 FT THICK, AT 24.6% P205 IS 12 FT THICK, AT 23.2% IS 13.7 FT THICK. INFERRED RESERVES OF 3,350,000 ST ABOVE DRAINAGE LEVEL WEST LIMB: LOWER ADIT(325 FT LONG), 600 FT OF DRIFTS, AN AIR RAISE, AND SEVERAL OLD STOPES. BED STRIKES N10W AND DIPS 65W. INFERRED RESERVES OF 1600000 ST ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL. HANGING WALL IS CHERT, FOOTWALL IS SHALE, WEAK WALLS IN PHOSPHATE ROCK PRODUCE HEAVY SIDE PRESSURE OR CREEPING. SAMPLE LOT 1389 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 313-F IS LOCATED HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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