| Deposit ID | 10147819 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010525 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crooked Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.52196, 44.5582 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2496 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lima Peaks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lima(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Red Rock(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 015 S | 008 W | 01 | SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.52196, 44.5582 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010525 |
MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MINOBRAS, 1975, P. 14.
POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES, PT.2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MIN. RES. IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF SW
MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P 701.
MRB RPT 117, POPOFF, P. 94.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION IS ON THE SOUTH END OF A LARGE NE TRENDING ANTICLINE. THE SEDIMENTS ARE INTENSELY FAULTED, SHEARED AND PARTIALLY OVERTURNED. TWO TRENCHES IN THE AREA,UPPER AND LOWER. UPPER TRENCH: BED ATTITUDE-N60E,65SE. MEADE PEAK MEMBER: BED1.5 FT THICK @ 31.2% P2O5, 2 FT THICK @ 30.2% P2O5, 4.3 FT THICK AT 19.5% P2O5. LOWER TRENCH: ATTITUDE OF BEDS-N50E,70NW. RETORT MEMBER: BED 1.6 FT THICK AT 27.9% P2O5, 4.2 FT THICK AT 21% P2O5. SAMPLE LOTS 1296-97 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 3313-E WERE TAKEN HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-AUG-94 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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