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Chemical Composition of Samples Collected from Waste Rock Dumps and Other Mining-Related Features at Selected Phosphate Mines in Southeastern Idaho, Western Wyoming, and Northern Utah

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Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Phillip R. Moyle

Originator: J. Douglas Causey

Publication_Date: 2001

Title:

Chemical Composition of Samples Collected from Waste Rock Dumps and Other Mining-Related Features at Selected Phosphate Mines in Southeastern Idaho, Western Wyoming, and Northern Utah

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report
Issue_Identification: 01-411

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-411/>

Description:

Abstract:: This text file contains chemical analyses for 31 samples collected from various phosphate mine sites in southeastern Idaho (25), northern Utah (2), and western Wyoming (4).
Purpose:: The sampling effort was undertaken as a reconnaissance and does not constitute a characterization of mine wastes. Twenty-five samples were collected from waste rock dumps, 2 from stockpiles, and 1 each from slag, tailings, mill shale, and an outcrop. All samples were analyzed for a suite of major, minor, and trace elements.

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19990619
Ending_Date: 20000912

Currentness_Reference: Samples were collected during this interval

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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

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South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.1008

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Theme_Keyword: chemical analysis
Theme_Keyword: ICP
Theme_Keyword: Phosphate
Theme_Keyword: Sample
Theme_Keyword: mine waste

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Place_Keyword: Idaho
Place_Keyword: Utah
Place_Keyword: Wyoming
Place_Keyword: Rich County
Place_Keyword: Caribou County
Place_Keyword: Bear Lake County
Place_Keyword: Bingham County
Place_Keyword: Bannock County
Place_Keyword: Lincoln County
Place_Keyword: Utah County

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Place_Keyword: 16029 = Caribou
Place_Keyword: 16007 = Bear Lake
Place_Keyword: 16011 = Bingham
Place_Keyword: 16005 = Bannock
Place_Keyword: 56023 = Lincoln
Place_Keyword: 49049 = Utah
Place_Keyword: 49033 = Rich

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Any hardcopies 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. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data sets, nor to imply that changes they made were approved by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Contact_Person: Phil Moyle
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave., Rm 202
City: Spokane
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 99201-1087
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509.368.3109

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509.368.3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pmoyle@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

The authors appreciate the help and participation of a number of individuals and companies. Staff from several phosphate mining companies - in particular, Rob Squires, Monty Johnson, and Alan Haslam, Agrium U.S. Inc., Larry Raymond, J.R. Simplot Company, Dan Bersanti, Rhodia, and David Farnsworth and Mike Vice, Monsanto - were very helpful, providing access, maps and historical information for several sites. Land management agency staff also provided logistical support for and input into this research effort. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Land Use Council granted permission for field reconnaissance and sampling at the Gay mine, and Sam Hernandez, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort Hall, ID, provided historical information, maps, and a tour.

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Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: The accuracy was verified by manual comparison of the source with topographic maps

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Longitude and latitude information is unique location for each point

Completeness_Report:

Several elements occur in concentrations at or below the detection limit of the analytical method. In all samples analyzed, Au, Sn, and Ta are below detection, Bi and U were detected only in one sample each, and Be is at or near detection limit (2 ppm) in all but two samples. "NA" is given as the data value where no analytic result is available.

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Process_Description:: Thirty-one samples collected for geochemical analysis were obtained from waste rock dumps (25), stockpiles or mill shale piles (3), tailings (1), slag (1), and outcrop (1) from 20 mines and prospects. Waste rock dump, stockpiles or mill shales, and tailings samples were collected as composite grab samples. Composite grab samples consist of rock material collected from two or more 0.3- to 0.6 m-deep holes excavated into the waste rock dump, stockpile, or tailings impoundment and combined into a single composite sample. A sample of slag was selected from a heterogeneous mix of mine wastes, processing byproducts and alluvium at a mine-plant complex, and a continuous chip channel sample was obtained from an outcrop of Meade Peak member at one inactive mine site. Approximately 2.5 to 5 kg of rock was collected at each sample locality. Samples were shipped to the laboratory of the USGS in Denver, Colorado for sample preparation.
Rock samples were air-dried followed by disaggregation in a mechanical jaw crusher. A split was ground to <100 mesh (0.15 mm) in a ceramic plate grinder. A riffle splitter was used to obtain splits to ensure similarity with the whole sample. One set of splits for all samples was archived, and approximately 50-g splits of ground material was shipped to the contract laboratory for analysis. Forty major, minor, and trace elements were determined for all 31 samples by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), also referred to as the ICP-40 package, after low-temperature (<150 o C) digestion using concentrated hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, nitric, and perchloric acids (Crock and others, 1983). Splits of all samples were also submitted to the contract laboratory for analysis of 16 major, minor, and trace elements (Al, Ba, Ca, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mn, Nb, P, K, Si, Na, Sr, Ti, Y, Zr) by ICP-AES using a lithium metaborate fusion. This technique is also referred to as the ICP-16 package. The samples were fused with lithium metaborate in a graphite crucible. In-house standards were run to monitor the proper digestion procedure, and synthetic standards were used to calibrate the instrument. Sample solutions were aspirated into the ICP through a high-solids nebulizer, and metal concentrations were measured simultaneously. Eight samples were also submitted for a 10-element ICP-AES technique, also referred to as ICP-10, for determination of Ag, As, Au, Bi, Cd, Cu, Mo, Pb, Sb, and Zn. Hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide were used to solubilize metals not tightly bound in the silicate lattice of rocks. Metals are extracted as organic halides. Concentrations of the extracted metals were determined simultaneously after aspiration into a multichannel ICP instrument. This procedure is a partial digestion and results may be biased low when compared to procedures involving complete dissolution of the sample. Sample splits were also submitted for individual analysis of ten elements or compounds by specific methods. Arsenic, Sb, Se, Tl and Te analyses were performed by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry. Hg was analyzed by cold vapor-atomic absorption spectrometry. Total S and total C were analyzed by combustion in an oxygen atmosphere followed by infrared measurement of evolved CO2 and SO2. Carbonate (inorganic) C was determined by coulometric titration after acidification. An interim value for CO2 is also reported. Organic C may be calculated as the difference between total and carbonate carbon.
Process_Date: 1999

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data reported on spreadsheet was copied and pasted to text file.

Process_Date: 2001

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: J. Douglas Causey
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave., Rm 202
City: Spokane
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 99201-1087
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509.368.3116

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509.368.3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dcausey@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8-4 PST

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 31

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Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

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The columns and their definitions are listed below. All values that were less than (<) were converted to minus (-). Samples were processed by several methods. As a result, there was duplication of analyses for some elements.
Rock samples were air dried followed by disaggregation in a mechanical jaw crusher. A split was ground to <100 mesh (0.15 mm) in a ceramic plate grinder. A riffle splitter was used to obtain splits to ensure similarity with the whole sample. One set of splits for all samples was archived, and approximately 50-g splits of ground material was shipped to the contract laboratory for analysis.
Forty major, minor, and trace elements were determined for all 31 samples by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), also referred to as the ICP-40 package, after low-temperature (<150oC) digestion using concentrated hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, nitric, and perchloric acids (Crock and others, 1983).
Splits of all samples were also submitted to a contract laboratory for analysis of 16 major, minor, and trace elements (Al, Ba, Ca, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mn, Nb, P, K, Si, Na, Sr, Ti, Y, Zr) by ICP-AES using a lithium metaborate fusion. This technique, also referred to as the ICP-16 package, was used especially to provide analysis of silicon (Si) for these siliceous, phosphatic shale samples. The samples were fused with lithium metaborate in a graphite crucible. In-house standards, and synthetic standards were used to calibrate the instrument. Sample solutions were aspirated into the ICP through a high-solids nebulizer, and metal concentrations were measured simultaneously. Selenium, arsenic, and antimony analyses were accomplished using hydride generation followed by atomic absorption (AA) spectroscopy. Tellurium and thallium were determined using AA graphite furnace spectroscopy. Total sulfur and the various forms of carbon were determined using a LECO furnace followed by gas chromatographic measurement.
Eight samples were also submitted for a 10- element ICP-AES technique, also referred to as ICP-10, for determination of Ag, As, Au, Bi, Cd, Cu, Mo, Pb, Sb, and Zn. Hydrochloric acidhydrogen peroxide were used to solubilize metals not tightly bound in the silicate lattice of rocks, and metals are extracted as organic halides. Concentrations of the extracted metals were determined simultaneously after aspiration into a multichannel ICP instrument. This procedure is a partial digestion and results may be biased low when compared to procedures involving complete dissolution of the sample.

SEQ_NO     Unique sequence number
LAB_NO     Laboratory number
SAMPLE_NO  Field sample number
DATE_COLL  Date sample collected
SAMP_TYPE  Type of sample taken
FEAT_SAMP  Mine feature sampled
LITHOLOGY  Rock type sampled
SITE_NAME  Name of mine or property where sample collected
QUAD_MAP   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5' Topographic map upon which site is located
COUNTY     County
STATE      State
LONGITUDE  Longitude of sample taken with GPS
LATITUDE   Latitude of sample taken with GPS
MERIDIAN   Meridian
TWSP       Township
RANGE      Range
SECTION    Section
PARCEL     Fractional part of section
As_Hyd_ppm Arsenic in parts per million analyzed by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry
Hg_CVA_ppm Mercury in parts per million analyzed by cold vapor atomic absorption
Se_Hyd_ppm Selenium in parts per million analyzed by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry
Sb_Hyd_ppm Antimony in parts per million analyzed by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry
Te_Hyd_ppm Tellurium in parts per million analyzed by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry
Tl_Hyd_ppm Thallium in parts per million analyzed by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry
C_Tot_pct  Carbon in percent analyzed by combustion in an oxygen atmosphere followed by infrared measurement of evolved CO2
CO2_Ac_pct Carbon dioxide in percent evolved after acidification
C_Crbt_pct Carbonate (inorganic) carbon in percent analyzed by coulometric titration after acidification
S_Tot_pct  Sulfur in percent analyzed by combustion in an oxygen atmosphere followed by infrared measurement of evolved SO2
Ag_10_ppm  Silver in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
As_10_ppm  Arsenic in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
Au_10_ppm  Gold in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
Bi_10_ppm  Bismuth in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
Cd_10_ppm  Cadmium in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
Cu_10_ppm  Copper in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
Mo_10_ppm  Molybdenum in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
Pb_10_ppm  Lead in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
Sb_10_ppm  Antimony in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
Zn_10_ppm  Zinc in parts per million analyzed by 10 element method
Al_16_pct  Aluminum in percent analyzed by 16 element method
Ca_16_pct  Calcium in percent analyzed by 16 element method
Fe_16_pct  Iron in percent analyzed by 16 element method
K_16_pct   Potassium in percent analyzed by 16 element method
Mg_16_pct  Magnesium in percent analyzed by 16 element method
Na_16_pct  Sodium in percent analyzed by 16 element method
P_16_pct   Phosphorous in percent analyzed by 16 element method
Si_16_pct  Silicon in percent analyzed by 16 element method
Ti_16_pct  Titanium in percent analyzed by 16 element method
Ba_16_ppm  Barium in parts per million analyzed by 16 element method
Cr_16_ppm  Chromium in parts per million analyzed by 16 element method
Mn_16_ppm  Manganese in parts per million analyzed by 16 element method
Nb_16_ppm  Niobium in parts per million analyzed by 16 element method
Sr_16_ppm  Strontium in parts per million analyzed by 16 element method
Y_16_ppm   Yittrium in parts per million analyzed by 16 element method
Zr_16_ppm  Zirconium in parts per million analyzed by 16 element method
Al_40_pct  Aluminum in percent analyzed by 40 element method
Ca_40_PCT  Calcium in percent analyzed by 40 element method
Fe_40_pct  Iron in percent analyzed by 40 element method
K_40_pct   Potassium in percent analyzed by 40 element method
Mg_40_pct  Magnesium in percent analyzed by 40 element method
Na_40_pct  Sodium in percent analyzed by 40 element method
P_40_pct   Phosphorous in percent analyzed by 40 element method
Ti_40_pct  Titanium in percent analyzed by 40 element method
Ag_40_ppm  Silver in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
As_40_ppm  Arsenic in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Au_40_ppm  Gold in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Ba_40_ppm  Barium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Be_40_ppm  Beryllium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Bi_40_ppm  Bismuth in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Cd_40_ppm  Cadmium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Ce_40_ppm  Cerium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Co_40_ppm  Cobalt in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Cr_40_ppm  Chromium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Cu_40_ppm  Copper in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Eu_40_ppm  Europium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Ga_40_ppm  Gallium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Ho_40_ppm  Holmium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
La_40_ppm  Lanthanium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Li_40_ppm  Lithium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Mn_40_ppm  Manganese in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Mo_40_ppm  Molybdenum in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Nb_40_ppm  Niobium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Nd_40_ppm  Neodymium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Ni_40_ppm  Nickel in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Pb_40_ppm  Lead in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Sc_40_ppm  Scandium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Sn_40_ppm  Tin in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Sr_40_ppm  Strontium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Ta_40_ppm  Tantalum in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Th_40_ppm  Thorium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
U_40_ppm   Uranium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
V_40_ppm   Vanadium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Y_40_ppm   Yittrium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Yb_40_ppm  Ytterbium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method
Zn_40_ppm  Zirconium in parts per million analyzed by 40 element method

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