Bradley Mountain (trench CP-56)

Occurrence in Lincoln county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080966
MRDS ID W032507
Record type Site
Current site name Bradley Mountain (trench CP-56)
Alternate or previous names Unidentified Occurrence, \nUSGS lot CP-56

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.9219, 43.16186 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 50(meters)
Relative position 3 MILES EAST OF FERRY PEAK. On ridge running N-S on West flank of Bradley Mountain. Trench labeled and shown on GQ-1027., 50, 50

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ferry Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Greys-Hoback(hydrologic unit)

Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bridger-Teton 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 Wyoming Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 037N 117W 19 N2 of SW4 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. TRENCH IS ON THE WEST FLANK OF BRADLEY MOUNTAIN NEAR THE HEAD OF HIGBY CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result THE LOWER 1.4 FEET AVERAGES 27.86 PERCENT P2O5, THE UPPER 2.0 FEET AVERAGES 32.78 PERCENT P2O5 AND THE UPPER 5.1 FEET AVERAGES 20.80 PERCENT P2O5

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Permian
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Permian

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.9219, 43.16186

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description St. John Thrust Complex
Type of structure Local
Structure description Axis Of A Northerly Trending Overturned Syncline Is 1/3 Miles East Of Trench

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Strike N 40 W
    Dip 70 W
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINOR FAULTS AND SHEARS PREVENT ACCURATE MEASURMENTS OF THICKNESS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Bridger

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • USGS QUAD MAP GQ-1027. (erroneously said "GQ-58").

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE TRENCH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Jobin, D.A., 1972, Geologic map of the Ferry Peak quadrangle, Lincoln County, Wyoming: USGS MAP GQ-1027, 1:24,000 scale.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-78 Suekawa, Harry S. (Barari, Rachel A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 16-JUL-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey corrected reference citations and clarified name.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.