Kelley Gulch

Occurrence in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  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 10269539
MAS/MILS ID 0300010517
Record type Site
Current site name Kelley Gulch

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -112.92589, 45.3391 (WGS84)
Elevation 2469
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ermont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaverhead(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 006 S 011 W 02 SWNW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,MINOBRAS 1975 PG 13

  • Deposit

    SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS

  • Deposit

    OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF PAPER 313-E, P. 707.

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 6611, P. 99.

  • Deposit

    USGS CIR. 260, P. 16.

  • Deposit

    USBM MRB RPT 113, P. 75.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E SAMPLE LOT 1249 WAS TAKEN AT THIS SITE. A 3.6 FOOT ZONE CONTAINS 17.8% P2O5, A 5.4 FOOT ZONE CONTAINS 17.1% P2O5. PHOSPHATIC BEDS AVERAGE 28 FEET THICK CONTAINING 10.3% P2O5. THE ROCKS ARE COMPLETELY FOLDED AND FAULTED, SO MUCH OF THE PHOSPHATE PRESENT MUST HAVE BEEN SPOILED BY SHEARING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-AUG-1994 Winters, Dick U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.