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Diamond Gulch Phosphate Mine

Past Producer in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078023
MRDS ID W026138
MAS/MILS ID 0160290019
Record type Site
Current site name Diamond Gulch Phosphate Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.4436, 42.60552 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Relative position 9 MI SE OF SODA SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caribou(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fossil Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bear Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009S 043E 28,33 C NW (33), SW 1/4 (28) Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.4436, 42.60552
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Trail Creek Syncline, Aspen Range Anticline, Thrust And Block Faults Of Bannock Thrust Zone
Type of structure Local
Structure description Smaller Unnamed Faults And Folds

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N
    Dip 45 DEG E
    Thickness 1.52M
    Depth to bottom 457.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1960

Mining district

District name Soda Springs Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner San Francisco Chemical Co.
    First year 1966

Comments on development

  • Mine Lease Covers 360 Acres

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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