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Wise River-Johnson Creek Area

Prospect in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodities Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Nickel, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Uranium, Vanadium
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173363
MAS/MILS ID 0300930312
Record type Site
Current site name Wise River-Johnson Creek Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.957, 45.82409 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wise River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Hole(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)

Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001 N 011 W 22 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • County name is Silver Bow. However, original lat/long plots in Rivalli county. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 45-49-27N 113-57-22W (45.8242 -113.9561); UTM N5078543 E270373 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 001 N, RNG 011 W, Sect 22, Sect_fract <blank>. The PLSS coordinates translate to 45 49N 112 57W. This falls exactly 1 degree to the east, in Silver Bow county. The site name provides further evidence, Johnson Creek in Silver Bow county empties into the Wise River. The reporter likely mistyped the longitude so it was decreased by 1 degree to 112.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.957, 45.82409
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Thickness 2M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 2267900mt ore
    Total resources 4082300mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U 0.005 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 3 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 4535900mt ore
    Total resources 8618200mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U 0.005 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 6350200mt ore
    Total resources 12699999mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 25 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1970
    Uranium U 0.005 wt-pct Uranium Trace 1970
    Fluorine-Fluorite F 2.5 wt-pct Fluorine Trace 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 919710 SQUARE METERS, Q25; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 1765100 SDQUARE METERS Q10; RESOURCE, TOTAL IN AREA, BED AREA 48493800 SQUARE METERS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SWANSON, ROGER, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 661-777

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION IN THE WISE RIVER AREA. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS 7,17,18,19,20,21,27,28,29,34IN T1N R11W AND SECS. 31 T2N R11W APATITE OCCURES AS OOLITIC TO PELLETAL GRAINS THAT ARE VERY FINE TO MEDIUM SAND SIZE, NODULES ARE LOCALLY COMMON

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 13-NOV-2008 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey Fixed lat/long - county disagreement.

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