Mine detail: Hots Springs Phosphate Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

42.10683, -111.25939

Resource(N)

Tertiary:	Phosphorus-Phosphates
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;
Host type:	Shale
Associated rock:	Brazer Limestone-Limestone;Brazer Limestone-Chert;Brazer Limestone-Shale;Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone
Associated type:	Limestone
Structure:	Hot Springs Anticline, Bear Lake Fault
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W026150
DEP	10078033
Reference	{Deposit:: MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.}{Deposit:: SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3 IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.}{Deposit:: SHELDON, R. P., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1949 , PART 1 : USGS CIRC. 304 , 30 P.}{Deposit:: GALE, H. S., AND RICHARDS, R. W., 1910 , PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO AND ADJACENT PARTS OF WYOMING AND UTAH: USGS BULL. 430 , P. 457 - 535}{Deposit:: 1909 DIREXPL UNION PHOSPHATE CO., USBM REPT. INV. 6801}{Deposit:: 1910 RECON H. S. GALE AND R. W. RICHARDS, BULL. 430}{Deposit:: 1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152}{Deposit:: 1953 COMPILE R. P. SHELDON AND OTHERS, CIRC. 304}{Deposit:: 1954 DIREXPL SAN FRANCISCO CHEM. CO., USBM REPT. INV. 6801}{Deposit:: 1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801}
Reporter	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)