The Bald Mountain Phosphate Deposit is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Clark county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,600 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 9,600 Feet (2,926 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 44.5525, -111.65720
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Bald Mountain Phosphate Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bald Mountain Phosphate Deposit
Secondary: Area No. 4 Phosphate Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clark
District: Island Park Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Targhee National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bannock Chemical Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Centennial Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 1.7 FT B2 SUB-MEMBER HAD 22.8% P2O5
Analytical Data: MINOR VANADIUM AND 1 PART FLUORINE/10 PARTS P2O5
Analytical Data: A 4.6 FT B1 SUB-MEMBER HAD ACID-GRADE (HIGH-GRADE) ROCK WHICH CONTAINED 32.4% P2O5
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Thickness Above Refers To B1 Sub-Member
Comment (Workings): Trenching
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Area Inaccessible To Heavy Mining Equipment
References
Reference (Deposit): Honkala, F. S., 1953, Preliminary Report On Geology Of The Centennial Range, Montana-Idaho, Phosphate Deposits: USGS Open-File Rept., 19 P.
Reference (Deposit): Griner, W. C., 1974, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973-1974, 98 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1953 Geolmap F. S. Honkala, Open-File Report
Reference (Deposit): 1974 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Report For 1973-1974
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.
Reference (Deposit): IBMG Mines & Prospects Of The Ashton Quad, 1982, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al.
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