| Deposit ID | 10078033 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026150 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hots Springs Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.2586, 42.1069 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 7 MI E OF SAINT CHARLES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bear Lake(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bear Lake North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Preston(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bear Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 015S | 044E | 24,12,01,13 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLES ( SECTION 24 ) RANGED FROM 24.3 - 36.3 % P2O5 |
|---|---|
| Result | OTHERS RANGED 24.7 - 37.0 % P2O5 , WITH 35 % AVG. |
| Result | 36 SAMPLES OF STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION GAVE 34.3 % P2O5 MAX ( SECTION 13 ) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Brazer Limestone-Limestone;Brazer Limestone-Chert;Brazer Limestone-Shale;Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Brazer Limestone-Limestone;Brazer Limestone-Chert;Brazer Limestone-Shale;Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone | ||
| |||
| 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;;; |
| (1) | -111.2586, 42.1069 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Hot Springs Anticline, Bear Lake Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 24 DEG W |
| Dip | 50 DEG W |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Depth to bottom | 1219.2M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bear Lake Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Francisco Chemical Co. |
| First year | 1954 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 853.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026150 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR0208 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3 IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.
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
1909 DIREXPL UNION PHOSPHATE CO., USBM REPT. INV. 6801
1910 RECON H. S. GALE AND R. W. RICHARDS, BULL. 430
1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152
1954 DIREXPL SAN FRANCISCO CHEM. CO., USBM REPT. INV. 6801
1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 53.95 FT THICKNESS PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER ( SECTION 13 ), 64 FT THICKNESS ( SECTION 24 ); 1000 ACRE AREA HELD AS PHOSPHATE LAND ( 1927 ) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-06-01 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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