Wolverine Creek Phosphate Deposit

The Wolverine Creek Phosphate Deposit is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Bingham county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Wolverine Creek Phosphate Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Idaho
County: Bingham
District: Blackfoot Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: J. R. Simplot Co.
Years: 1966 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: BLANKET

Structure

Type: L
Description: Middle Branch Bannock Overthrust, Mt. Taylor Anticline, Wolverine Anticline, Sellers Cr. Anticline

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SECT. 33 SAMPLES SHOWED UP TO 35.46 % P2O5 OR 77.42 % CA3(PO4)2
Analytical Data: A ZONE OF BLACK SHALE GAVE ONLY 17.96 % P2O5 OR 39.23 % CA3(PO4)2
Analytical Data: PHOSPHATE IN SECT. 29 GAVE 32.7 % P2O5 OR 71.4 % CA3(PO4)2

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): Headwaters Of Wolverine Creek Tributaries; Deposit Plotted In Section 33 , Location Approximate ; Wolverine Creek Lease In Sec. 31

Comment (Reserve-Resource): A Depth Limit Of 1000 Ft Was Used For Above Estimate In Item 1; Staley Says Item 2 Ore Is In Sight

Comment (Development): J. R. Simplot Leased 160 Acres In Section 31 ( 1966 )

Comment (Deposit): Strike And Dip Above For Beds In Section 33 ; Phosphate Beds In Section 29 Dip 15 - 43 Deg E

Comment (Workings): The 3 Phosphate Belts In This Township Total 950 Acres Of Phosphate Land; Section 29 Trench Is 27 Ft Long, 2 Ft Wide, 4 Ft Deep; Section 33 Trench Is 26.3 Ft Long, 2 Ft Wide, 3.5 Ft Deep

References

Reference (Deposit): Service, A. L., 1966 , An Evaluation Of The Western Phosphate Industry And Its Resources: USBM Rept. Inv. 6801 , 201 P.

Reference (Deposit): Staley, W. W., 1945 , Christensen And Cox Ranch: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.

Reference (Deposit): 1945 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.

Reference (Deposit): 1952 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 238

Reference (Deposit): 1966 Compile USBM Rept. Inv. 6801

Reference (Deposit): Mansfield, G. R., 1952 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Ammon And Paradise Valley Quadrangles, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 238 , 91 P.

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Driggs Quad, Location No. 151

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