The Tucker Creek Deposits is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 8,192 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: 8,192 Feet (2,497 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 45.7931, -112.61560
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Tucker Creek Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tucker Creek Deposits
Secondary: Mount Humbug
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
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: Unknown
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): DEPOSIT ALSO IN SECS 29, 30, 33. ROCKS ARE PART OF A ROOF PENDENT OF THE BOULDER BATHOLITH. PEPER ANTONIOLI HOLDS LEASE 01738(680 ACRES) COVERING THE DEPOSIT. ADIT DRIVEN ON THE EXTREME WEST END OF THE DEPOSIT. IN 1953 A TRIAL SHIPMENT OF 870 T OF 26% P205 WAS SENT. PHOSPHORIA IS ON NE SIDE AND AROUND THE NOSE OF AN ANTICLINE ;LUNGING NW, BEDS BROKEN BY FAULTS AND INSTRDED BY ANDESITE SILLS, IN MAY PLACES ANDESITE FORMS THE HANGING WALL OF THE MINEABLE PHOSPHATE. GENERAL STRIKE OF BEDS IS E-W, DIP 35-45N IN THE EASTERN PART, 50-55N IN THE CENTRAL PART AND 85N OR LESS IN WESTERN PART DEPOSIT IS 5800 FT LONG. AT 26.6% P205 INFERRED RESERVES ARE 1.5X1000000 ST(12 THICK AND 750 FT DOWN DIP) AT 30.5% P205 INFERRED RESERVES ARE 750000 ST( 7.8 FT THICK AND 750 FT DOWN DIP) ORE IS HARD AND BRITTLE SAMPLE LOT 1404 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 3130E IS LOCATED HERE.
References
Reference (Deposit): 313-E, P 690
Reference (Deposit): PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER
Reference (Deposit): SWANSON, R.W., 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE
Reference (Deposit): REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE
Reference (Deposit): LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
Reference (Deposit): POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
