Mine detail: Bald Mountain Phosphate Deposit

Previously called 'Area No. 4 Phosphate Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.55241, -111.65804

Resource(B)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Vanadium, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite

Production

Operation type: Surface
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Siltstone, Sandstone
Host type:Shale

References

MRDSW015649
MAS160430072
DEP10071892
Reference{Deposit:: Jemmett, J. P., 1955, Geology Of Some Of The Phosphate Deposits In The Centennial Mountains Of Idaho And Montana: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 67 P.}{Deposit:: Honkala, F. S., 1953, Preliminary Report On Geology Of The Centennial Range, Montana-Idaho, Phosphate Deposits: USGS Open-File Rept., 19 P.}{Deposit:: Griner, W. C., 1974, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973-1974, 98 P.}{Deposit:: 1953 Geolmap F. S. Honkala, Open-File Report}{Deposit:: 1974 Compile State Mine Inspecto* Report For 1973-1974}{Deposit:: IBMG Mines & Prospects Of The Ashton Quad, 1982, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al.}
ReporterSiefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)