Mine detail: Paris-Bloomington

Previously called 'Consolated MineSlight CanyonMcilwee MineParis-Bloomington DepositsStar Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 42.19323, -111.4375

Resource(B)

Primary: Vanadium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Zinc, Thallium, Silver, Selenium, REE, Cadmium, Uranium
Orebody form: TABULAR, SEDIMENTARY
Other material: Calcite, Collophane, Dolomite, Feldspar, Limonite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Discovery year: 1917

Production

Operation type: Surface-Underground
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1917

Geology

Host rock:Phosphoria Formation
Host type:Shale,Chert,Sandstone
Associated rock:Wells Formation, Dinwoody Formation, Thaynes Formation
Associated type:Limestone,Sandstone,Shale

References

MRDSW026143
MAS160070009
DEP10143655
Reference{Deposit:: GRINER, W. C., 1974 , SEVENTY - FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973 - 1974 , P. 84}{Deposit:: *ALLEY, F. W. AND OTHERS 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1947 - 1948 , PART 3 : USGS CIRC. 262 , 43 P.}{Deposit:: WINCHESTER, D. E., 1923 , OIL SHALE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION: USGS BULL. 729 , 204 P.}{Deposit:: 1917 DIREXPL WESTERN MINING AND MANUFACTURING, USGS PROF. PAPER 152}{Deposit:: MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.}{Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.}{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:: MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF 41. JOHN SKINNER, U.S.G.S.}{Deposit:: 1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801 { 1974 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTO* ANNUAL REPT., 1973 - 1974}{Deposit:: US BUR OF MINES MINERAL PROP # 76.1 (SEQ # 16-007-0009)}{Deposit:: 1920 DIREXPL BEAR LAKE PHOSPHATE CO., USGS PROF. PAPER 152}{Deposit:: 1943 DIREXPL WYODAK COAL AND MANUFACTURING, USBM REPT. INV. 6801}{Deposit:: 1948 DIREXPL USBM, USGS CIRC. 262}{Reserve-Resource:: SERVICE, A.L., 1966 US BUREAU OF MINES RI#, 6801.}{Reserve-Resource:: DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN S.E. IDAHO, FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT V.2, USGS, BLM & FOREST SERVICE, 1977}
ReporterSiefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Spear, James M.