| Deposit ID | 10078046 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026180 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wooley Valley Unit 3 |
| Alternate or previous names | Little Long Valley Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.42111, 42.84272 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 7 MI E OF BLACKFOOT RIVER RESERVOIR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caribou(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lower Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(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 | Caribou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 007S;006S | 043E;043E | 03,10;33 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone;Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale, Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale, Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone;Thaynes Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone;Thaynes Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone | ||
| Rock description | Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone;Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale, Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale, Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone;Thaynes Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone;Thaynes Formatio | ||
| |||
| 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) | -111.42111, 42.84272 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Georgetown Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Minor Longitudinal Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 DEG W |
| Dip | E |
| Thickness | 14.63M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blackfoot River District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stauffer Chemical Co. ( 1975 ) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026180 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR__44 | 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.
FLETCHER, G. D., 1962 , SIXTY - THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1962 , P. 53
USGS, 1975 , DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 2 , PT. 11.1 , P. 2 - 35
1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152
1962 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT, 1962
1962 DIREXPL RUBY CO., IDAHO INSPECTOR OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1962
1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801
1975 RECON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 2 , PT. 11.1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS ABOVE FOR 2 ORE ZONES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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