| Deposit ID | 10293565 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010442 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheep Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.67168, 45.0374 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2005 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gallagher Mountain(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009 S | 009 W | 23 | N2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.67168, 45.0374 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010442 |
CRIB
POPOFF,C.C.,1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES,PT.2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MIN. RES. IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF SW
MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PHOSPHORIA FM CROPS OUT ON THE W SIDE OF THE SMALLHORN CANYON ANTICLINE, BEDS STRIKE N23-41 E AND DIP 30-45 NW. RETORT MEMBER* BED IS 0.65 FT THICK @ 31.9% P2O5, 4.1 FT THICK @ 25.3% P2O5, AND 19.4 FT THICK @ 18.1% P2O5. OIL SHALE LAYERS ARE PRESENT IN THE RETORT. INDIVIDUAL LAYERS YIELD 4.8-13.4 GALLONS OF OIL PER TON. SAMPLE LOT 1234 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 313-E IS LOCATED HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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