| Deposit ID | 10197516 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300770263 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Esmeralda Hill |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.42169, 46.693 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1999 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Esmeralda Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011 N | 007 W | 24 | C | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.42169, 46.693 |
|---|
| 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 | 0300770263 |
MONT IND MINERALS, MINOBRAS, 1975, P. 59.
POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE
REPORT.
STONE, W.R., 1914, THE ELLISTON PHOSPHATE FIELD, MONTANA;
USGS BULL, 580-N P379.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION IS A TRENCH ON CREST OF A RIDGE, PHOSPHORIA STRIKES N20-80W AND DIPS 18-40 SW. BED IS 3.25 FT THICK AT 30.55% P205 AND 4.7 FT THICK AT 25% P205. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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