| Deposit ID | 10019461 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10526 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dissett Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Red Hill |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.29231, 46.34989 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1719 |
| Relative position | 1.9 KM N OF PHILIPSBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philipsburg(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 014W | 24 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CRUDE 40% BPL |
|---|---|
| Result | CONCENTRATE 65% BPL |
| Result | 3.01% FE AND AL. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.29231, 46.34989 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Wyman Gulch Synclinephilipsburg Overthrust |
| Thickness | 1.34M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | James E. Dissett |
| Home office | Philipsburg, Mt. 59858 |
| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1946-1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^30.0% P205 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 518.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10526 |
USGS BULL 847D, P. 175-88.
MBMG SPEC PUB 25, &.7.
USBM RI 6611, P. 57, 70-2.
USGS BULL 847DUSBM RI 6611, P. 70.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE RETORT MEMBER IS 12-20 FT THICK AND CONSISTS OF INTERBEDDED SHALES AND PHOSPHORITES; THE STRUCTURE DIPS FROM 12 N ON THE NOSE TO 18-36 NW ON THE LIMBS. THE MINING SECTION IS 2.2-4.4 FT THICK AND INCLUDES 2 LAYERS OF PHOSPHORITE SEPARATED BY A SEAM OF CLAYEY PHOSPHATIC SHALE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1982 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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