Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, REE, Vanadium, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Dolomite, Feldspar, Limonite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockShale,Chert · Phosphoria Formation
Associated rockShale,Limestone · "Dinwoody Formation", "Wells Formation"
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10119635
MRDS IDW026160
Alternate namesMiddle Sulphur Canyon Mining Plan, Sulphur Canyon #2, Middle Sulphur Canyon #2
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates42.64802, -111.4625
References
USGS, 1975 , DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 2 , PT. 10.2 , P. 30 - 62MC KELVEY, V. E., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1947 - 1948 , PART 1 : USGS CIRC. 208 , 49 P.1910 DIREXPL SAN FRANCISCO CHEMICAL CO., USBM REPT. INV. 6801FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT VOL. 11, DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHERN IDAHO, USGS, BLM, FOREST SERVICE, 19771948 DIREXPL USBM, USGS CIRC. 2081953 COMPILE V. E. MC KELVEY AND OTHERS, CIRC. 208GARRAND, LEONARD, 1975, PHOSPHATE STUDY OF SE IDAHO FOR USDA -FOREST SERVICE1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801SERVICE, A.L., 1966, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3, IDAHO. US BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 68011975 RECON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 2 , PT. 10.2