Idaho · Caribou County
Prospect

Blackfoot Bridge Proposed Mine

Caribou County, Idaho, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUraniumREEFluorine-FluoriteVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, REE, Fluorine-Fluorite, Vanadium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Materials
GangueTravertine
Other materialsCalcite, Chalcedony, Collophane, Dolomite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Orthoclase, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockShale,Chert,Sandstone · Phosphoria Formation
Associated rockShale,Limestone,Sandstone · "Dinwoody Formation", "Thaynes Formation"
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10193174
MRDS IDW026135
Alternate namesAspen Range North Property 1966, Blackfoot Bridge, Blackfoot Bridge Site
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates42.79072, -111.52441
References
MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3 , IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.USGS, 1975 , DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 2 , PT. 9.4 , P. 81 - 109O'MALLEY, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1947 - 1948 , PART 3 : USGS CIRC. 262 , 43 P.POWELL, J. D., 1974 , EVALUATION OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25 , 33 P.1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 1521953 COMPILE F. W. O'MALLEY AND OTHERS, CIRC. 2621966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 68011974 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 251975 RECON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, V. 2 , PT. 9.4CARTER, R. A. AN INTEGRATED INDUSTRY - PHOSPHATE MINING AND MILING IN IDAHO. MIN. ENG., V. 30, NO. 1, 1978, PP. 29-36.DAY, R. L. TRENDS IN THE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY OF IDAHO AND THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD. ID BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 155, 1973, 63 PP.EMIGH, G. D. PETROGRAPHY, MINERALOGY, AND ORIGIN OF PHOSPHATE PELLETS IN THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION. ID BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET NO. 114, 1958, 60 PP.GARRAND, L. J. PHOSPHATE STUDY SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO. U.S. FOREST SERVICE CONTRACT NO. 50-820, GARRAND CORP., 1975.LI, T. M. SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO PHOSPHATE DURING MINING. HOW AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT DISTORTS GROWTH PLANS. MIN. ENG., V. 30, NO. 1, 1978, PP. 25-28.MARTIN, G. W. MINERALOGY OF PHOSPHATE OOLITES. ECON. GEOL., V. 53, NO. 8, 1958, PP. 1046-1048.MCDIVITT, J. F. ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF PHOSPHATE AND OTHER MINERALS IN SOUTHERN IDAHO. ID BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET NO. 111, 1956.O'MALLEY, F. W., D. F. DAVIDSON, R. A. HOPPIN, AND R. P. SHELDON. STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1947-48, PART III. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 262, 1953, PP. 24-26.POWELL, J. D. EVALUATION OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO. ID BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. IC NO. 25, 1974, 33 PP.RULE, A. R., D. E. KIRBY, AND D. C. DAHLIN. RECENT ADVANCES IN BENEFICIATION OF WESTERN PHOSPHATES. MIN. ENG., V. 30, NO. 1, 1978, PP. 36-40.SERVICE, A. L. AND C. C. POPOFF. AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOUCES (IN FIVE PARTS); PART 1, INTRODUCTORY REVIEW. BUMINES RI 6485, 1964, 86 PP.SERVICE, A. L. AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES (IN FIVE PARTS); PART 3, IDAHO. BUMINES RI 6801, 1966, 201 PP.SERVICE, A. L. AND N. S. PETERSEN. AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES (IN FIVE PARTS); PART 5, TRENDS AND OUTLOOK. BUMINES RI 6935, 1967, 131 PP.THOMPSON, M. E. DISTRIBUTION OF URANIUM IN RICH PHOSPHATE BEDS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 988-D, 1953, PP. 45-65.THOMPSON, M. E. FURTHER STUDIES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF URANIUM IN RICH PHOSPHATE BEDS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 1009-D, 1954, PP. 107-122.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, AND U.S. FOREST SERVICE. FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO. FOUR VOLUMES, 1978.