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Miner Creek Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Bingham county in Idaho, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089386
MRDS ID W019279
MAS/MILS ID 0160110002
Record type Site
Current site name Miner Creek Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.87773, 43.23661 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Relative position 16.5 MI SSE OF AMMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bingham(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Miner Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Willow(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bingham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002S 039E 22 SENW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Plotted In Section 22 , Location Approximate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 3 SAMPLES FROM SECT. 22 HAD UP TO 30.58 % P2O5 OR 66.8 % CA3(PO4)2
Result A FLOAT SAMPLE 750 FT SW HAD 37.15 % P2O5 OR 81.1 % CA3(PO4)2 AND 1.57 % F

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Wells Formation;Wells Formation
    Rock description Wells Formation;Wells Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • 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;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.87773, 43.23661
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description W Branch Bannock Overthrust, Mt. Taylor Anticline, Extensive Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N 72 DEG W
    Dip 73 DEG N
    Thickness 0.61M
    Depth to bottom 304.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Blackfoot Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 4.72M
    Overall width 0.61M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1,030 Acres Of Phosphate-Bearing Land; The Trench Is 6 Ft And 4 In Deep

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Strike And Dip Above For Wells Formation

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 23-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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