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Landon Ridge Phosphate

Occurrence in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10196504
MRDS ID DO07130
MAS/MILS ID 0300010520
Record type Site
Current site name Landon Ridge Phosphate
Alternate or previous names Landon Ridge

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.83365, 44.75931 (WGS84)
Elevation 2268
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Windy Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hebgen Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ashton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Madison(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012 S 002 W 27 SW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.83365, 44.75931
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PHOSPHORIA FM. STRIKES E-W ALONG LANDON RIDGE AND DIPS 25 DEG. SOUTH. CHERTY, SANDY, AND ARGILLACEOUS PHOSPHATE ROCK IN MEADE PEAK MEMBER IS 5.4 FT THICK AT 26.8% P2O5. QUARTZITE HANGING WALL AND CHERT FOOTWALL ASSURE GOOD GROUND CONDITIONS FOR MINING FURNACE GRADE SHALES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 6611, 1965, PART 2, P. 114.

  • Deposit

    LUFT,S.,1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. PROPERTIES AND

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. PHOSPHATE REPORT, P. 103.

  • Deposit

    SWANSON, R.W., 1953, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE

  • Deposit

    303, P. 27.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MINOBRAS 1975 PG 13.

  • Deposit

    USGS GSC, JUNE 95 LIST, 'LANDON RIDGE'.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY CONSISTS OF A TRENCH ON LANDON HILL. LOCALE IS AT HIGH ELEVATION, IS DIFFICULT TO REACH, AND IS OF LITTLE ECONOMIC IMPORTAMCE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUN-1995 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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