| Deposit ID | 10071953 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015742 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Badger Claim Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.4603, 44.96819 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 11 MI NE OF LEMHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lemhi Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lemhi(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)
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 | 019N | 025E | 23 | NENWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Rutile | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1 CHIP SAMPLE HAD 0.089% THO2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Flows, Tuffs-Intermediate Com | ||||||||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Flows, Tuffs-Intermediate Com | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -113.4603, 44.96819 |
|---|
| Strike | N 35 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 2.13M |
| Length | 6.1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| Discoverer | J. And M. Schenk; E. J. And L. L. Martonen |
| District name | Mcdevitt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015742 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU__58 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590760 | 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.
Staatz, M. H., 1972, Geology And Description Of The Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bull 1351, 94 P.
1958 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 115
1972 Recon M. H. Staatz, Bull 1351
V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 62
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.