| Deposit ID | 10071959 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015749 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590251 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thorite No. 11 Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Thor Nos.1 and 2 and 7, ThO2 No. 11 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.5087, 44.86159 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Relative position | 5.5 MI E OF LEMHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lemhi(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 018N | 025E | 28, 29 | W2NW (28), NWNWSE (29) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Monazite | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Xenotime | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Swauger Quartzite-Impure Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Swauger Quartzite-Impure Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.5087, 44.86159 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Broad Se-Trending Laramide Thrust Zone |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 DEG W |
| Dip | NE |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | NE |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | NE |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | NE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Carroll Wells, Ann Lunden |
| District name | Mcdevitt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carroll Wells, Ann Lunden |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015749 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU_131 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590251 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590803 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Lemhi Quadrange, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 124, 111 P
Staatz, 1979, USGS Pp-1049-A.
V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 134, 139, 141 And 142.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Author Anderson Believed Deposit Worth More Exploration (1961) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| 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.