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Summary
This is a spatial database that delineates mining-related features in areas of
historic and active phosphate mining in the core of the southeastern Idaho
phosphate resource area. The data has varying degrees of accuracy and
attribution detail. The breakdown of areas by type of activity at active mines
is detailed; however, the disturbed areas at many of the closed ... or inactive
mines are not subdivided into specific categories detailing the type of
activity that occurred.

Nineteen phosphate mine sites are included in the study. A total of 5,728 hc
(14,154 ac), or more than 57 km2 (22 mi2), of phosphate mining-related surface
disturbance are documented in the spatial coverage of the core of the southeast
Idaho phosphate resource area. The study includes 4 active phosphate minebsDry
Valley, Enoch Valley, Rasmussen Ridge, and Smoky Canyobnand 15 historic
phosphate minebsBallard, Champ, Conda, Diamond Gulch, Gay, Georgetown Canyon,
Henry, Home Canyon, Lanes Creek, Maybe Canyon, Mountain Fuel, Trail Canyon,
Rattlesnake Canyon, Waterloo, and Wooley Valley. Spatial data on the inactive
historic mines is relatively up-to-date; however, spatially described areas for
active mines are based on digital maps prepared in early 1999. The inactive Gay
mine has the largest total area of disturbance: 1,917 hc (4,736 ac) or about 19
km2 (7.4 mi2). It encompasses over three times the disturbance area of the next
largest mine, the Conda mine with 607 hc (1,504 ac), and it is nearly four
times the area of the Smoky Canyon mine, the largest of the active mines with
497 hc (1,228 ac).

The wide range of phosphate mining-related surface disturbance features
(approximately 80) were reduced to 13 types or features used in this studbyadit
and pit, backfilled mine pit, facilities, mine pit, ore stockpile, railroad,
road, sediment catchment, tailings or tailings pond, topsoil stockpile, water
reservoir, and disturbed land (undifferentiated). In summary, the spatial
coverage includes polygons totaling 1,114 hc (2,753 ac) of mine pits, 272 hc
(671 ac) of backfilled mine pits, 1,570 hc (3,880 ac) of waste dumps, 26 hc (64
ac) of ore stockpiles, and 44 hc (110 ac) of tailings or tailings ponds. Areas
of undifferentiated phosphate mining-related land disturbances, called bed
land,b site-specific studies to delineate distinct mine features will allow
modification of this preliminary spatial database.

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 43.11

S: 42.31

E: -111.11

W: -112.18

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: J. Douglas Causey; Phillip R. Moyle Dataset Title: Digital database of mining-related features at selected historic and active phosphate mines, Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, and Caribou Counties, Idaho Dataset Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report Dataset Release Date: 2001 Dataset Release Place: Menlo Park, CA Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Version: 1 Data Presentation Form: vector digital data Online Resource: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-142/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-01-01 Stop Date: 1998-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > IDAHO

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.000128 m Longitude Resolution: 0.000128 m

Science Keywords

SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

MAPS

Access Constraints
None

Use Constraints
This digital database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger
than 1:24,000 (e.g. 1:12,500). Any hard copies utilizing these data sets shall
clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way
they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed
on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data
sets, nor to imply that changes they made were approved by the US Geological
Survey.

Ancillary Keywords

phosphate mining mine land disturbed land Soda Springs Caribou County Bear Lake County Blackfoot Reservoir Bannock County Bingham County Gay mine Fort Hall Smoky Canyon Mine Enoch Valley Mine Rassmussen Ridge Mine Conda Mine Trail Canyon Mine Mountain Fuel Mine Ballard Mine Champ Mine Henry Mine Georgetown Canyon Mine Waterloo Mine Lanes Creek Mine Rattlesnake Canyon Mine Kerr McGee limestone mine Wooley Valley Mine Maybe Canyon Mine Dry Valley Mine Diamond Gulch Mine GIS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

USGS

Data Center

Publications-Western Region,Geological Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Data Center URL: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/ Dataset ID: USGS Open-File Report 01-142 Data Center Personnel Name: CAROLYN A. DONLIN Phone: 650-329-5015 Fax: 650-329-5119 Email: cdonlin at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey Geology Division 345 Middlefield Road City: Menlo Park Province or State: California Postal Code: 94025 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: online Distribution Size: 1.941 Distribution Format: ArcInfo export Fees: none

Personnel

J. DOUGLAS CAUSEY Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 509-368-3116 Email: dcausey at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey 904 W. Riverside Avenue City: Spokane Province or State: WA Postal Code: 99201 Country: USA

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: Access to documentation and data for USGS OFR 01-142

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-03-13 Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-04-11

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