Mine detail: Home Canyon Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

42.33213, -111.23829

Resource(N)

Primary:	Phosphorus-Phosphates
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;
Host type:	Shale
Associated rock:	Thaynes Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone
Associated type:	Limestone
Structure:	Montpelier Anticline, Bald Mountain Syncline Home Canyon Anticline, Numerous Minor Thrust Faults And Folds
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W026155
DEP	10105963
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:: MC KELVEY, V. E., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1947 - 1948 , PART 2 : USGS CIRC. 301 , 58 P.}{Deposit:: 1920 DIREXPL AMERICAN PHOSPHATE CO., USBM REPT. INV. 6801}{Deposit:: 1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152}{Deposit:: 1953 COMPILE V. E. MC KELVEY AND OTHERS, CIRC. 301}{Deposit:: 1953 DIREXPL SAN FRANCISCO CHEMICAL CO., USBM REPT. INV. 6801}{Deposit:: 1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801}{Production:: SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , USBM REPT. INV. 6801}
Reporter	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)