| Deposit ID | 10071820 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015392 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lee Buck Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Squaw Creek Prospect, Lee-Buck Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.23232, 45.45016 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 4.25 MI SW OF ULYSSES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ulysses(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(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
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 025N | 019E | 33 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Allanite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Schist, Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -114.23232, 45.45016 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL, PODS, LENSES, IRREGULAR BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 72 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Width | 2.44M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Indian Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oscar A. Westfall, Lee Ash, E. R. Hagel |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015392 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC1092 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590013 | data consolidated into this record |
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.
Sturm, F. H., 1954, General Geology Of Some Replacement Monazite Deposits In Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho,, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 64 P.
1954 Direxpl Molybdenum Corp. Of America
1956 Direxpl Union Carbide Corp.
1958 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 115
Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 99, 1954, P. 15-16.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Principal Vein Is Several Ft. Thick. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 03-DEC-1990 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.