| Deposit ID | 10069824 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007535 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160210018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Sceptre Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Golden Septure |
| Included sites | Hall Mountain |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.42277, 48.99097 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 792 |
| Relative position | 4 MI E OF PORTHILL ON W. SIDE HALL MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boundary(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copeland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Kootenai(hydrologic unit)
Kootenai(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boundary |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 065N | 001W | 11, 12, 14, 25 | NWNENE (14) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Erythrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Schorlite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | LENS AS A WHOLE IS WEAKLY RADIOACTIVE (LESS THAN 1 MR/HR) ALTHOUGH READINGS UP TO 5 MR/HR WERE OBTAINED. 2 GRAB SAMPLES DETECTED 0.47 AND 1.94 % THO2 , 0.0185 AND 0.0159 % RE2O3 |
|---|---|
| Result | OPERATOR IN 1955 REPORTED UP TO 20 % THORIUM |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Purcell Sill-Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Purcell Sill-Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation-Quartzite |
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Quartzite |
| (1) | -116.42277, 48.99097 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vein On Sill - Quartzite Contact |
| General form | LENS, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 DEG W |
| Dip | 35 DEG E |
| Length | 188.98M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Discoverer | Radioactivity - Northwest Prospecting And Development Co. |
| District name | Moyie - Yaak District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. W. Prospecting And Development Co. ( 1960 ) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Scepter Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007535 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA___1 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160210018 | data consolidated into this record |
Kiilsgaard, Thor. H., 1951, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And Their Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, No. 85, 31 P.
Le Moine, Denis, 1960, Geology Of Thorite Deposits Of The Hall Mountain Area, Boundary County, In Study Of Two Thorite Deposits: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, No. 122, P. 15 - 22.
Powers, Harold A., 1955, Golden Septure: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report.
Le Moine, D., 1959 , Thorite Deposits And General Geology Of The Hall Mountain Area, Boundary County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 68 P.
5) Weis, P.L., And Others, 1958 , Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho, And Western Montana, 1952 - 1955 : USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P.
6) Staatz, M.H., And Others, 1974 , Distribution And Occurrence Of Rare Earths In The Thorium Veins Of Hall Mountain, Idaho: USGS Jour. Research, V. 2 , No. 6 , P. 677 - 683
5) Weis, P. L., And Others, 1958 , Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho, And Western Montana 1952 - 1955 : USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P.
1951 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 85
A.E.C. Inspected Property
1958 Recon P. L. Weis And Others, Bulletin 1074-B
1960 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 122
1974 Compile M.H. Staatz And Others, Jour. Research, V. 2 , No. 6
Powers, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., 1955 (& 1956), Open - File Summary Report.
Soper, 1918, Mining And Science Press V 116, P 126
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Operator (1955) Reports Up To 20% Thorium. Erythrite, Epidote, And Schorlite In Quartz-Calcite Vein Downslope From Diorite Ledge. Vein Strikes N 70 Deg W, Dips 85 Deg Ne, Andis 20 Ft Wide. Vein Penetrated By 20-Ft Adit. Chloritic Material Separates Vein And Diorite. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: RADIOACTIVITY - 1955 |
| Deposit | Thorite Vein Strikes N 35 Deg W, Dips 80 Deg Sw; Lower Adit Follows Mineralized Fault Which Strikes N 25 Deg W, Dips 85 - 89 Deg Ne |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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