Utah · Rich County
Past Producer

Benjamin Mine

Rich County, Utah, United States
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeBedded - Phosphate
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsWhitlockite
Geology
Host rockShale · Rex Chert Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation
StructureWoodruff Thrust And Crawford Mt Thrust, Syncline Trending N 20 E
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1964
Identification
Deposit ID10041745
MRDS IDM057498
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.69243, -111.07967
References
GALE, H.S. AND RICHARDS, R.W. PHOSPHATES: USGS BULL 430-H.SMITH, L.E., 1952, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION OF THE PHOSPHORIA FM.: USGS CIR. 211.TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.