Gird Creek Prospect

The Gird Creek Prospect is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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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: Gird Creek Prospect

State: Montana

County: Granite

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates

Lat, Long: 46.4622, -113.14500

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Gird Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gird Creek Prospect

Commodity

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

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

Production

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

Orebody

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Analytical Data

Materials

Comments

Comment Type:
Deposit

Comment: 480 ACRES OF US LEASE HELD BY MONTANA PHOSPHATE PRODUCTS CO. BEDDS ON BOTH LIMBS OF THE DOUGLAS CREEK ANTICLINE. WEST LIMB: RETORT MEMBER; STRIKES N10W DIPS 85SW, BED IS 1.4 FT THICK AT 34% P205, 4.35 FT THICK AT 27.1% P205 AND 8.85 FT THICK AT 21.5% P205. LIMB EXPLORED BY 243 FT LING ADIT. EAST LIMB: RETORT MEMBER: STRIKES W-S DIPS 63NW; BED IS 3.55 FT THICK AT 31.3% P205, 7.7 FT THICK AT 24.4% P205 LIMB EXPLORED BY 130 FT LONG ADIT. HANGING AND FOOTWALLS ARE QUARTZITE. THICKNESS AND GRADE AND MINING CONDITIONS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE DOUGLASS CREEK MINE. ADITS DRIVEN FROM NEAR CREEK LEVEL WOULD PROVIDE BACKS OF 700 FT ON THE EAST LIMB AND 300 FT ON THE WEST LIMB. INFERRED TONNAGE IN BOTH LIMBS IS 8350000 ST OF FERTILIZER GRADE(5000 FT LONG, 30 INCHS WIDE, AND 300-700 FT DEEP) SAMPLE LOT 1399 FROM USGS PROF. PAPER 313-F IS LOCATED HERE.

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: 313-F, P 804.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: SWANSON, R.W., 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: REPORT.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN ELEVATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE