| Deposit ID | 10120066 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160290022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Middle Sulphur Canyon #1 |
| Alternate or previous names | Middle Sulphur Canyon, Sulphur Canyon #1 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.4636, 42.64932 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2180 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caribou(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Johnson Creek(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 | 009 S | 043 E | 08 | SW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -111.4636, 42.64932 |
|---|
| Strike | N20W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 20E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 11M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 335M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 90M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 140HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Trail Creek |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. R. Simplot Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1983 |
| First year | 1983 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 4716399mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4716399mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 46HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160290022 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR_113 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-MAR-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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