| Deposit ID | 10245648 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300930094 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tucker Creek Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Mount Humbug |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.61649, 45.793 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2497 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Humbug(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
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 | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 001 N | 008 W | 32 | C NENW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.61649, 45.793 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300930094 |
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.
SWANSON, R.W., 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE
PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER
313-E, P 690
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT ALSO IN SECS 29, 30, 33. ROCKS ARE PART OF A ROOF PENDENT OF THE BOULDER BATHOLITH. PEPER ANTONIOLI HOLDS LEASE 01738(680 ACRES) COVERING THE DEPOSIT. ADIT DRIVEN ON THE EXTREME WEST END OF THE DEPOSIT. IN 1953 A TRIAL SHIPMENT OF 870 T OF 26% P205 WAS SENT. PHOSPHORIA IS ON NE SIDE AND AROUND THE NOSE OF AN ANTICLINE ;LUNGING NW, BEDS BROKEN BY FAULTS AND INSTRDED BY ANDESITE SILLS, IN MAY PLACES ANDESITE FORMS THE HANGING WALL OF THE MINEABLE PHOSPHATE. GENERAL STRIKE OF BEDS IS E-W, DIP 35-45N IN THE EASTERN PART, 50-55N IN THE CENTRAL PART AND 85N OR LESS IN WESTERN PART DEPOSIT IS 5800 FT LONG. AT 26.6% P205 INFERRED RESERVES ARE 1.5X1000000 ST(12 THICK AND 750 FT DOWN DIP) AT 30.5% P205 INFERRED RESERVES ARE 750000 ST( 7.8 FT THICK AND 750 FT DOWN DIP) ORE IS HARD AND BRITTLE SAMPLE LOT 1404 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 3130E IS LOCATED HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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