| Deposit ID | 10073291 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019294 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Papoose Creek Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.39609, 43.40548 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Relative position | 5 MI W OF IRWIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonneville(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conant Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Palisades(hydrologic unit)
Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonneville |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 001N | 043E | 21,22,25,26,27,35 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Result | 1 0.2 FT SAMPLE OF PHOSPHATE ROCK GAVE 72.55% CA3(PO4)2 |
|---|
| 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 | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.39609, 43.40548 |
|---|
| Dip | 30 DEG SW |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.06M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Willow Cr - Caribou District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. A. Rex Mining Co. ( 1966 ) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019294 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR_110 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PT. 3 , IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.
1961 GEOLMAP L. S. GARDNER, OPEN-FILE REPT.
1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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