| Deposit ID | 10097277 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057495 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490330024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mandan Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.05358, 41.74387 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1682 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | 12000 FT NE OF LARSEN SPRING. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rich(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rex Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Logan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)
Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Rich |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 012N | 008E | 32,33 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Whitlockite | Ore |
| Result | 25' 7" AVERAGING 60% CA3 (PO4)2 EQUIVALENT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| Rock unit name | Rex Chert Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Weber Sandstone;Brazer Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Rex Chert Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Weber Sandstone;Brazer Limestone | ||
| |||
| Pit (1) | -111.05358, 41.74387 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Woodruff Thrust And Crawford Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | On The West Side Of A Syncline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 24 E |
| Dip | 81 W |
| Thickness | 7.01M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 7.01M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Crawford Mts. |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Francisco Chemical Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bradley Estates |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057495 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490330024 | This was in MRDS as Dep_ID 10130291. Data migrated to this record. |
SRC.REF: GALE, H.S. AND RICHARDS, 1909, CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECON. GEOL. U.S.G.S. BULL. 430.
TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
RICHARDSON, G. B., GEOL. AND MIN. RES. OF THE RANDOLPH QUAD, UTAH-WYOMING: USGS BULL 923 , 1941 , P. 45
WIDEMAN, F.L., 1958 , MINING INCLINE BEDS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK: USBM INF. CIRC 7849 , P. 21
CHENEY, T.M., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIG SECT OF THE PHOSPHORIA FM: USGS CIRC 306 , P. 7 - 11
5) DASCH,M.D., 1964, ANTIMONY AND OTHER MINOR METALS IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 73, P. 143.
1909 RECON GALE AND RICHARDS BULL. 430
1979 RECON TRIPP U.G.M.S.
WIDEMAN, F.L., 1958, MINING INCLINED BEDS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK: U.S.B.M. RI 7849
TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SUR.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT SIMILAR TO ARIKAREE MINE, THE THICKNESS OF THE INTERBEDDED SHALE, LIMESTONE, AND PHOSPHATE ROCK IS 25 FT 7 IN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-78 | Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) | Bureau of Land Management | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-80 | Tripp, Bryce T. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 29-OCT-10 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
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