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Wolverine Creek Phosphate Deposit

Prospect in Bingham county in Idaho, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073281
MRDS ID W019278
MAS/MILS ID 0160110039
Record type Site
Current site name Wolverine Creek Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.88523, 43.28271 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Relative position 13.5 MI SSE OF AMMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bingham(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wolverine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bingham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 001S 039E 31 SWSWNE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Headwaters Of Wolverine Creek Tributaries; Deposit Plotted In Section 33 , Location Approximate ; Wolverine Creek Lease In Sec. 31

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result PHOSPHATE IN SECT. 29 GAVE 32.7 % P2O5 OR 71.4 % CA3(PO4)2
Result A ZONE OF BLACK SHALE GAVE ONLY 17.96 % P2O5 OR 39.23 % CA3(PO4)2
Result SECT. 33 SAMPLES SHOWED UP TO 35.46 % P2O5 OR 77.42 % CA3(PO4)2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Wells Formation;Wells Formation
    Rock description Wells Formation;Wells Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert;
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.88523, 43.28271
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Middle Branch Bannock Overthrust, Mt. Taylor Anticline, Wolverine Anticline, Sellers Cr. Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N 75 DEG W
    Dip 25 DEG SW
    Thickness 1.68M
    Depth to bottom 1219.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Blackfoot Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. R. Simplot Co.
    First year 1966

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • A Depth Limit Of 1000 Ft Was Used For Above Estimate In Item 1; Staley Says Item 2 Ore Is In Sight

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 16.25M
    Overall width 1.83M

Comments on the workings information

  • The 3 Phosphate Belts In This Township Total 950 Acres Of Phosphate Land; Section 29 Trench Is 27 Ft Long, 2 Ft Wide, 4 Ft Deep; Section 33 Trench Is 26.3 Ft Long, 2 Ft Wide, 3.5 Ft Deep

Comments on development

  • J. R. Simplot Leased 160 Acres In Section 31 ( 1966 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Strike And Dip Above For Beds In Section 33 ; Phosphate Beds In Section 29 Dip 15 - 43 Deg E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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