Idaho · Caribou County
Past Producer

Wooley Valley Mine

Caribou County, Idaho, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesVanadiumUraniumREEFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryVanadium, Uranium, REE, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR, SEDIMENTARY
Materials
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Other materialsChalcedony, Collophane, Dolomite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Orthoclase, Sericite
Geology
Host rockShale,Chert,Limestone · Phosphoria Formation
Associated rockLimestone,Sandstone,Shale · "Wells Formation", "Dinwoody Formation", "Thaynes Formation"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1983
Identification
Deposit ID10241427
MRDS IDISM0344
Alternate namesWooley Valley Units 1,3&4, Blackfoot Nose Unit #4, Little Long Valley Unit #3, Blackfoot Narrows Unit #1, Lower Valley, Area C, 7-11, Lower Valley, Area D, 12-15, Lower Valley, Area E, 16
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates42.81212, -111.3789
References
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