Mosquito Creek Trench

The Mosquito Creek Trench is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Teton county, Wyoming.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Mosquito Creek Trench
Secondary: USGS Lot No. Cp-22

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: Teton National Forest

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: BLANKET

Structure

Type: R
Description: Teton Uplift

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: P205 UP TO 35.55% BPL, V205 UP TO 0.28%. 8.1 FEET WITH AVERAGE GRA DE OF 25.5% P205

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MEADE PEAK MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IS 43.6 FEET THICK AT THE TRENCH SITE

Comment (Geology): MOST OF THE PHOSPHATE-BEARING ROCKS IN THE TETON PASS QUADRANGLE A RE IN THE MEADE PEAK PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATI ON. PHOSPHATE ROCK ALSO OCCURS IN THE RETORT PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER O F THE PHOSPHORIA BUT IT IS USUALLY MUCH LOWER IN AVERAGE P205 CONTENT AS COMPARED TO THE MEADE PEAK.

Comment (Location): ON RIDGE NORTH OF MOSQUITO CREEK.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS QUAD MAP GQ-793

Reference (Deposit): GERE, W.C., SCHELL, E.M., AND MOORE, K.P., 1966, STRATIGRAPHIC SECT IONS AND PHOSPHATE ANALYSIS OF PERMIAN ROCKS IN THE TETON RANGE AND PA RTS OF THE SNAKE RIVER AND GROS VENTRE RANGES, IDAHO AND WYOMING: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): 1966 DIREXPL GERE, W.C., SAMPLING

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