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Betty Joe Occurrence

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Thorium
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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 10071956
MRDS ID W015746
Record type Site
Current site name Betty Joe Occurrence
Related records 10169247

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.4687, 44.98819 (WGS84)
Elevation 2231
Relative position 12 MI NE OF LEMHI

Site location context

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

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 Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 019N 025E 10 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG A BULLDOZED ROAD DESCENDING FROM THE HEAD OF SLOPE ABOVE THE SKYLARK INTO UPPER VALLEY HORSESHOE BEND CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Thorium Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MILD RADIOACTIVITY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Thorite Ore
Feldspar Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.4687, 44.98819
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Which Trends N 30 Deg W, Dips 20 - 30 Deg Ne

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35 DEG E
    Dip 20 DEG NW
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 129.54M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mcdevitt District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. L. Pattee, E. A. Smith

Comments on development

  • 2 CLAIMS, NO. 1 AND NO. 2

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.

  • Deposit

    STAATZ, M. H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE THORIUM-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI PASS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1351, 94 P.

  • Deposit

    1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115

  • Deposit

    1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, M. H., BULL. 1351

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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