Idaho · Caribou County
Past Producer

Mountain Fuel Lease

Caribou County, Idaho, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUraniumVanadiumREEFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Vanadium, REE, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR, SEDIMENTARY, IRREGULAR
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Chalcedony, Collophane, Dolomite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Orthoclase, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockShale,Chert,Sandstone,Limestone · "Phosphoria Formation", "Wells Formation", "Thaynes Formation", "Dinwoody Formation"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10241087
MRDS IDW026175
Alternate namesConda Pardnership, Dry Canyon Phosphate Prospect, Dry Valley, Area C, 10-17, Dry Canyon Lease (1966), South Schmid Ridge, Harrington Peak, Area B, 8
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates42.63932, -111.2855
References
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