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Lanes Creek Phosphate Property

Producer in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Mineral rights holdings
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10217115
MRDS ID W026184
MAS/MILS ID 0160290086
Record type Site
Current site name Lanes Creek Phosphate Property
Alternate or previous names Lanes Creek Mine, Lanes Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -111.32041, 42.84253 (WGS84)
Elevation 2011
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Point placed in center of open pit

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caribou(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Upper Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007 S 044 E 05 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • PROPERTY ALSO LOCATED IN SECTIONS 4 AND 6 OF T 7 S, R 44 E ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN LEASE; PLOTTED IN SECTION 5

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcedony Unknown
Collophane Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown

Analytical data

Result 83 SAMPLES FROM SECTION 6 GAVE 36.2 % P2O5 MAX

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 243
USGS model code 34c
Deposit model name Phosphate, upwelling type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock type qualifier Phosphatic Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Rock unit name Wells Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Wells Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Wells Formation

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -111.32041, 42.84253
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure name Snowdrift Anticline
Type of structure Regional
Structure name Lanes Creek Fault
Type of structure Regional
Structure name Schmid Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, SEDIMENTARY
    Strike N30W
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 17M
    Length 1433M
    Width 152M
    Area 130HA
    Depth to top 30M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    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
    Strike And Dip N30W:30E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 30
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 850520
  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 53 DEG W
    Dip 35 DEG E
    Depth to bottom 1524M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding

Comments on the geologic information

  • THICKNESS PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER ( SECTION 6 ) IS 132.15 FT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1978
Milling method Thermal Decomposition

Mining district

District name Slug Creek
District name Blackfoot River Reservoir Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest
Ownership category National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alumet Corp.
    ID 1001361
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bear Lake Grazing Co.
    ID 1001361
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1985
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Terteling Land Co.
    First year 1966

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Raw Ore Produced, Sold Locally(Estimate) 32000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 32000mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Raw Ore Produced, Sold Locally (Actual) 31900 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 31900mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Raw Ore Produced, Sold Locally (Actual) 1360 Metric Tones Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1360mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Raw Ore Produced, Sold Locally (Actual) 1389 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1389mt
  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Raw Ore Produced, Sold Locally(Estimate) 1399 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1399mt
  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Raw Ore Produced, Sold Locally(Estimate) 1399 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1399mt
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Raw Ore Produced, Sold Locally(Estimate) 1399 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1399mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1 REPRESENTS PROJECTED MINEABLE RESOURCE REPORTED BY THE COMPANY IN A 1979 MINE AND RECLAMATION PLAN SUBMITTED TO THE BLM. MATRIX 1 COLUMN 2 REPRESENTS AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF MATERIAL PROJECTED DOWN DIP, INCLUDING MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1 MATERIAL. MATRIX 1 COLUMN 3 REPRESENTS TOTAL MATERIAL (CUMULATIVE) WITHIN THE LEASE AREA BOUNDARIES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 91.1
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 30
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Secondary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Tertiary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 1360
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 6.64
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 100
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on development

  • 620 ACRE LEASE ( 1966 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARRAND,L. PHOSPHATE STUDY SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CARIBOU NATINAL FOREST (CONTRACT NO. 50-820), GARRAND CORP., 1975.

  • Deposit

    MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.

  • Deposit

    1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152

  • Deposit

    GREINER ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT-SODA SPRINGS REGISTRATION NUMBER 0025, GRIENER PHOSPHATE PROJECT (ALUMET CORP.) ENGINEERING SCIENCES INC. 1976.

  • Deposit

    1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801

  • Deposit

    GOSLING, B.B. WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD-SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO ACTIVE MINES. MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REP., 1980, 150 PP.

  • Deposit

    HAGIUS, F. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION GENERAL PHOSPHATE RESOURCE AND ROYALTY INFORMATION, 1984.

  • Deposit

    HAMILL, F. GENERAL MANAGER, ALUMET CORPORATION--PHOSPHATE OPERATIONS. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, 1984 & 1985.

  • Deposit

    HOVLAND,D. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PHOSPHATE INFORMATION, 1984 & 1985.

  • Deposit

    LOWE, N.T., D.A. BENJAMIN, T.W. CAMM, B.B. GOSLING, AND G.D. GALE, WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD-SOUTHERN IDAHO PROPOSED MINES. MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REP., 1980, 238, PP.

  • Deposit

    MCKELVEY, V.E. THE PHOSPHORIA, PARK CITY, AND SHEDHORN FORMATIONS IN THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD. U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 313-A, 1959, 47 PP.

  • Deposit

    SERVICE,A.L. AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES (IN FIVE PARTS). 3.IDAHO. BUMINES RI 6801 1976, 201 PP.

  • Deposit

    STECKLEY, R.C. AND J.F. LEMONS. A METHOD FOR EVALUATING COST ESTIMATES FOR THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM. MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REP., 1976, 41 PP.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. AMENDED LANES CREEK MINE AND RECLAMATION PLAN. 1979, 64 PP.----. DIAMOND CREEK MINE AND RECLAMATION PLAN. 1980.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, AND U.S. FOREST SERVICE. FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO (FOUR V.). 1978.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAY BUILD A PLANT HERE TO SLURRY TO NEW WEST PLANT. SMALL OPERATION - PRIVATE LAND. INTERMITTENT PRODUCER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-OCT-96 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 01-JUN-76 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 26-OCT-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Updated location, Model

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/14/1989
MSHA mine ID1001361
Mine name (MSHA)Lanes Creek Mine
Current operatorAlumet Company
Current controller (parent)National Intergroup Inc & Southwire Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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