Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Vanadium, REE, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Retort Member, Phosphoria Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1929
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10245675
MRDS IDISM0338
Alternate namesBrock Mine, Spokane Chemical Co. Workings, Warm Springs Creek Mine, Bishop Adit, Anderson Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates46.609, -112.784
References
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