| Deposit ID | 10269539 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010517 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kelley Gulch |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.92589, 45.3391 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2469 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006 S | 011 W | 02 | SWNW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Trench (1) | Kootenai through Dinwoody Formation: Kootenai, Morrison, Thaynes, Woodside, and Dinwoody Formations |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| 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 | 0300010517 |
MONTANA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,MINOBRAS 1975 PG 13
SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS
OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF PAPER 313-E, P. 707.
USBM RI 6611, P. 99.
USGS CIR. 260, P. 16.
USBM MRB RPT 113, P. 75.
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-AUG-1994 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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