| Deposit ID | 10071954 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015743 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590778 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beaverhead Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.4692, 44.94659 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2286 |
| Relative position | 10.25 MI NE OF LEMHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(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
Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 | 27 | SESWNE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Monazite | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite, Phyllite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| (1) | Challis Volcanic Group. |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR, SPORADIC DISTRIBUTION |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mcdevitt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | D. B. Lewis |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015743 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU__83 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590778 | 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
1958 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 11
Earth Deposits In The Salmon Region, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 115, P. 72.
Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1351, Table 2, No. 64, P. 46; Plate 1. Note: This Reference Shows The Prospect In Montana (See 0300010131).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Several Small Veins |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 29-OCT-1997 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.