Mine detail: Maybie Canyon

Previously called 'Maybe CanyonSouth Maybe Canyon Mine Proposed'

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Location

Lat / long: 42.74742, -111.30997

Resource(B)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Vanadium, REE, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1950

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1964

Geology

Host rock:Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert;
Host type:Shale
Associated rock:Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone;Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone
Associated type:Sandstone,Limestone
Structure:Dry Valley Anticline, Minor Faulting
Tectonic:Miogeosyncline

References

MRDSW026183
DEP10078048
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:: GRINER, W. C., 1974 , SEVENTY - FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973 - 1974 , P. 85}{Deposit:: MINOBRAS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS}{Deposit:: 5) MC KELVEY, V. E., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1947 - 1948 , PART 1 : USGS CIRC. 208 , 49 P.}{Deposit:: 6) USGS, 1975 , DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 2 , PT. 5.1 , P. 1 - 37}{Deposit:: 7) POWELL, J. D., 1974 , EVALUATION OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25 , 33 P.}{Deposit:: 1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152}{Deposit:: 1950 DIREXPL WESTERN FERTILIZERS ASSOC., USBM REPT. INV. 6801}{Deposit:: 1953 COMPILE V. E. MC KELVEY AND OTHERS, CIRC. 208}{Deposit:: 1963 DIREXPL CENTRAL FARMER*FERTILIZER CO., USBM REPT. INV. 6801}{Deposit:: 1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801 { 1974 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTO* REPORT, 1973 - 74 { 1974 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25 { 1975 DIREXPL BEKER IND., DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 2 , PT. 5.1}{Deposit:: 1975 RECON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 2 , PT. 5.1}{Production:: USGS, 1975 , DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 1 , P. 248}
ReporterSiefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)