The Gros Ventre Slide Prospect 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: 43.63389, -110.56306
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Gros Ventre Slide Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gros Ventre Slide Prospect
Secondary: Stratigraphic Sections 42a
Secondary: 42b
Secondary: 42c
Secondary: In Sheldon
Secondary: 1963
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Secondary: Uranium
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: Teton
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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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
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): INCLUDES RESERVES ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL AND DOWN TO 5000 FT BELOW ENTRY LEVEL. RESERVE BLOCK I (IN SHELDON, 1963)
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 313-B
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