The Siderock-Green Horn Area is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,799 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: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 44.7425, -112.34640
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Siderock-Green Horn Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Siderock-Green Horn Area
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Federal Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION IN THE SOUTHERN SNOWCREST RANGE. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS 17,18,19 IN T12S R5W; SECS. 24,25,26,27,28, 32,33,35 IN T12S R6W; SECS, 5,6 T13S R6W; AND SECS. 11, 12,14,15,22,27,28,31,32,33, IN T13S R7W DEPOSIT SEQ NO. 0300010518 AND 0300010521 ARE LOCATED IN THIS AREA APATITE OCCURES AS OOLITIC TO PELLETAL GRAINS THAT ARE VERY FINE TO MEDIUM SAND SIZE, NODULES ARE LOCALLY COMMON
Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 3093570 SQUARE METERS; Q25, RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 3799610 SQUARE METERS; Q10; TOTAL RESOURCE IN AREA, BED AREA 64008100 SQUARE METERS M2C3 MEADE PEAK MEMBER: Q50, RESOURCE LBOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 1161250; Q25, RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 1495690 SQUARE METERS; Q10, TOTAL RESOURCE IN AREA, BED AREA 49794400 SQUARE METERS.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SWANSON, ROGER, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 661-777
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