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Urexco Prospect

Occurrence in Custer 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070757
MRDS ID W013834
Record type Site
Current site name Urexco Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.24083, 43.95 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Relative position 19.5 MI. NNE OF KETCHUM, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Herd Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Lost(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007N 019E 8 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Graphite Gangue

Analytical data

Result RADIOACTIVITY

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.24083, 43.95
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Trending N 28 Deg E, Dip Nw

Ore body information

  • Width 0.15M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault, Gouge Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type E
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rocky Bar Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Burt Sweet
  • Type Owner
    Owner Urexco Of Idaho

Comments on development

  • SEVERAL CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POWERS, H. A., 1955, UREXCO PROSPECT: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-08-01 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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