| Deposit ID | 10265537 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160290064 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Enoch Valley Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Area 12-C, Area 8-B, Area 11-C, North Rasmussen Ridge, West Limb, Area 9-B, Area 10-C, Area 26-G, State Lease, North Rasmussen Ridge, Monsanto, Fmc Lease |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.41547, 42.8868 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | Moved point to center of active mining area which is about 3 miles long trending NNE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caribou(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wayan West(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Caribou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006 S | 043 E | 22 | W2NESW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sericite | Unknown |
| Model code | 243 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34c |
| Deposit model name | Phosphate, upwelling type |
| Pit (1) | -111.41547, 42.8868 |
|---|
| Strike | N40W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 55W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 46M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2622M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 238M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 115M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 610HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Washing |
| District name | Blackfoot River District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monsanto Chemical Intermediates Co Soda Springs, Id |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Bureau Of Land Management |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 610HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160290064 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR__39 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-OCT-96 | Spear, James M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 26-OCT-10 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | Fixed location, added Model |
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