The South Fork Elk Creek Trench is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Teton county, Wyoming.
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:
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 43.35472, -110.96944
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South Fork Elk Creek Trench MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Fork Elk Creek Trench
Secondary: Cp-61
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Secondary: Vanadium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Teton
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
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF 0.8 FEET WAS OBSERVED FOR P2O5 CONTENT ABOVE 30.0 PERCENT. V2O5 CONTENT UP TO 0.39 PERCENT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SURFACE PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS QUAD MAP GQ-1081
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