The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
MA003468 SLIDEROCK MOUNTAIN PHOSPHATE RUBY VALLEY MADISON
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300570653 44.9381 -112.0378
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
10S 04W 25 BADD 4976375 418116 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F DUBOIS LIMA SPUR MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PHOSPHATE 10/18/1996 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
FLUORINE
PHOSPHATE
URANIUM
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: SHERIDAN
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020003
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: Sliderock Mountain Phosphate MA003468 This occurrence was screened out. The reference to it is Swanson (1970) when he describes a uranium, phosphate, and fluorine occurrence. It is assumed that the host rock is Permian Phosphoria Formation in the Spur Mountain / Sliderock Mountain area. This area is also described in Popoff, 1965.
Screening Criteria Table
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Visit: N
Comments: SCREENED OUT: PHOSPHATE OCCURRENCE; REFERENCES: SWANSON; 1970 AND POPOFF; 1965.
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: P. HARGRAVE
Date: 10/18/1996
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