Douglas Creek Syncline

The Douglas Creek Syncline is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 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: Douglas Creek Syncline  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates

Lat, Long: 46.4906, -113.16890

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Douglas Creek Syncline MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Douglas Creek Syncline


Commodity

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Chromium


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite


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

Type: Federal Lease


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD IS FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING THE PHOSPHATE MINERALIZATION OF THE DOUGLAS CREEK SYNCLINE AREA. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS. 1,12,13,24,25,36 T 9N R13W; SECS. 1,12,13 T8N R13W; SECS. 6,7,18,19,30,31 T9N R12W; SECS. 6,7,18,19 T 8N R 12W. 0300390319, 0300390396, 0300390060, 0300390061 ARE LOCATED IN THIS AREA. SYNCLINE AXIS PLUNGES N ABOUT 10 DEG.. THE FOLD IS TIGHT, EAST LIMB IS OVERTURNED AND THE WEST LIMB IS STEEP. PHOSPHATE OCCURED MOSTLY IN FINE TO MEDIUM-COURSE PELLETS AND OOLITES.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 4645000 SQUARE METERS; Q25, RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 5388200 SQUARE METERS; Q10, TOTAL RESOURCE IN AREA, BED AREA 47657700 SQUARE METERS


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): 313-F, P.779-833.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SWANSON, ROGER, 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE


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