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Wilcox Prospect

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070419
MRDS ID W013347
MAS/MILS ID 0160590150
Record type Site
Current site name Wilcox Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.91312, 45.35019 (WGS84)
Elevation 1274
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 12 MI. N. OF SALMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bird Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 023N 022E 06 NW OF SW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Unnamed Stream Between Diamond And Bird Cr

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Some Radioactivity (Double Background); It May Be Associated With Plant And Woody Matter In Tuffaceous Rocks.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type
    Rock type qualifier Tuffaceous Rocks
    Rock unit name Challis Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Rock unit name Challis Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Rock unit name Yellowjacket Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Kenny Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Kenny Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Kenny Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Geertson Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Geertson Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Geertson Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.91312, 45.35019
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 W
    Dip 33 NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • Volcanic Rocks Strike NW And Dip 35 Deg NE. Kenny Beds Strike NNW And Dip 8 Deg E. Geertson Beds Strike Due E And Dip 5 Deg S.
  • Original ore control entry:

    Contact Between Tuff And Flow.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Discoverer Victor And Carl Hudson

Mining district

District name North Fork Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. Wilcox

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 64.01M

Comments on the workings information

  • Caved Adit, Flooded Incline Shaft, Bulldozer Trenches

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1958, Uranium, Thorium, Columbium, And Rare Earth Deposits In The Salmon Region, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 115, 81 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1983 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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