The Trench K Phosphate Occurrence is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Teton county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 43.4572, -111.11440
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Trench K Phosphate Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trench K Phosphate Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Teton
District: Pine Creek District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Snake River Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Type: L
Description: Trench K Section Straddled By A Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVE CA3(PO4)2 CONTENT IS 14.4 %
Analytical Data: THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO 22.1 % CA3(PO4)2
Analytical Data: 10.1 % P2O5 MAXIMUM FOR 9 SAMPLES
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): South Bank Of Palisades Creek
Comment (Deposit): Thickness Is Not Representative Of Phosphate Bed In Entire Area; There Are 9 Beds Of Phosphate Rock, The Best Of Which Is 3.1 Ft; Thickness Above Is Total For Phosphatic Shale Member
References
Reference (Deposit): 1944 Recon Gardner, L. S., Bulletin 944 - A
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Driggs Quad, Location No. 87
Reference (Deposit): Gardner, L. S., 1944 , Phosphate Deposits Of The Teton Basin Area, Idaho And Wyoming: USGS Bulletin 944 - A
Reference (Deposit): 1927 Recon Mansfield, G. R., Prof. Paper 152
Reference (Deposit): 1933 Compile Usda Tech. Bulletin 364
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