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Georgetown Canyon Mine

Past Producer in Bear Lake 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078029
MRDS ID W026145
MAS/MILS ID 0160070087
Record type Site
Current site name Georgetown Canyon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -111.23944, 42.53795 (WGS84)
Elevation 2408
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position 7 MI NE OF GEORGETOWN. Point located in center of pit that is about 2 miles long and trends NNE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bear Lake(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snowdrift Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bear Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 010S;010S 044E;045E 25;30 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Collophane Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Analytical data

Result RANDOM SAMPLES SHOWED 37 % P2O5 AVE
Result 1 6.5 FT SAMPLE GAVE 37 % P2O5 ALSO

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -111.23944, 42.53795
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Georgetown, Schmid, Dairy Synclines; Dry Valley, Aspen Range Anticlines; Meade Thrust Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Several Minor Folds

Ore body information

  • General form Tabular, IRREGULAR
    Strike N5E
    Dip 52E
    Thickness 55M
    Length 12130M
    Width 197M
    Area 239HA
    Depth to top 66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structure: Phosphate Deposits Lie In Synclinal Trough

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1958

Mining district

District name Georgetown Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Beker Industries, Inc.
    First year 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ABOVE EST FOR PHOSPHATE RESERVES IN BOTH T 10 S, R 44 E AND T 10 S, R 45 E
  • ABOVE EST. FOR LAND IN T 10 S, R 44 E

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 38.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 TRENCH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927, GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.

  • Location

    GARRAND, LEONARD. 1975. PHOSPHATE STUDY OF SE IDAHO FOR USDA.

  • Production

    USGS, 1975, DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 1 , P. 254

  • Deposit

    USGS, 1975, DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 1 , P. 1 - 23

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1975, IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 12

  • Deposit

    GALE, H. S., AND RICHARDS, R. W., 1910, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO AND ADJACENT PARTS OF WYOMING AND UTAH: USGS BULL. 430, P. 457 - 535

  • Deposit

    POWELL, J. D., 1974, EVALUATION OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25 , 33 P.

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25

  • Deposit

    CRESSMAN, E.R. 1964. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1153.

  • Deposit

    TOWN, J.W., AND OTHERS, 1967, U.S.BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 6930

  • Deposit

    DAY, R.L. 1973, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES PAMPHLET 155.

  • Deposit

    TOWN, J.W. AND OTHERS, 1967, U.S.BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 6993.

  • Deposit

    KIRKHAM, V.R.D., 1924, AM. INST. OF MIN. AND MET. ENG. PAPER

  • Deposit

    CRESSMAN, E.R. 1957, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MIN. INV. MAP, MF 118.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2500 ACRE AREA HELD AS PHOSPHATE LAND ( 1927 )
General Causey - consolidated information from MAS SEQ 0160070087

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-76 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 26-OCT-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 19-MAY-92 Crockett U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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