Alpine Creek Phosphate

The Alpine Creek Phosphate is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 8,520 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

Name: Alpine Creek Phosphate

State: Montana

County: Madison

Elevation: 8,520 Feet (2,597 Meters)

Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates

Lat, Long: 44.9394, -111.80080

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Alpine Creek Phosphate MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alpine Creek Phosphate
Secondary: Alpine Creek Phosphorus

Commodity

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite

Location

State: Montana
County: Madison

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.

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: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): LOCATION CONSISTS OF TRENCH AND EXPOSURES ON SE FACING SLOPE AT HEAD OF ALPINE CREEK. PHOSPHORIA FM. ATTITUDE:N5E,8NW. RETORT MEMBER: BED IS 1.1 FT THICK @30.5% P2O5 AND 4.4 FT THICK @ 11.5% P2O5. MEADE/ PEAK MEMBER: BED IS 1.1 FT THICK @ 26.1% P2O5 AND 4.3 FT THICK @ 9.3% P2O5. LOCATION DISCREPANCY: SAMPLE SITE (LOT 1307) REFERED TO AS ALPINE CREEK IS E2SE 22 ON PLATE 29 OF P/P 313-E. LAT & LONG IS ALPINE CREEK NENE 26 - CIRC 303 SAYS N2 26.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 303, P. 116.

Reference (Deposit): SWANSON, 1970, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 721 (LOT 1307).

Reference (Deposit): 303, 21 PP.

Reference (Deposit): PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN MONTANA, PT. 2, 1949-50: USGS CIRC.

Reference (Deposit): SWANSON, R.W., 1953, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE

Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. PHOSPHATE REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): LUFT,S.,1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. PROPERTIES AND

Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES,PT.2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611,P114

Reference (Deposit): POPOFF,C.C.,1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE

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