| Deposit ID | 10072007 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015813 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cago No. 12 Claim |
| Related records | 10241784 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.4892, 44.95159 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Relative position | 8.25 MI E OF TENDOY |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019N | 025E | 28 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Allanite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Xenotime | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1 HEMATITIC ORE SAMPLE CONTAINED 14.79% COMBINED RAE, TH OXIDES |
|---|---|
| Result | ANOTHER MORE SILICEOUS SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.7% RAE AND TH OXIDES |
| Result | 2 OTHER HEMATITIC SAMPLES HAD 13.5 AND 9.6% COMBINED RAE AND TH OXIDES. 3 CHIP SAMPLES OF VEIN CONTAINED 0.085-0.29% THO2 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.4892, 44.95159 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shearing, Fracturing, Slickensides |
| General form | LENS, LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 DEG W |
| Dip | 48 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 3.96M |
| Length | 853.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lemhi Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Salmon Uranium And Thorium Co., Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015813 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU__90 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
STAATZ, M. H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE THORIUM-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI PASS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1351, 94 P.
NEWTON, J., AND OTHERS, 1960, STUDY OF TWO IDAHO THORITE DEPOSITS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 122, P. 39.
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 115
1960 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 122
1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, M. H., BULL. 1351
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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