| Deposit ID | 10073252 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019223 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uranium Sample Locality 16 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.52612, 43.35992 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | 24 MI ESE OF AMMON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonneville(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Castle Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Palisades(hydrologic unit)
Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonneville |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 001S | 042E | 03 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Coal | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Germanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Result | 0.17 % U AND 82.3 % ASH FROM FOSSIL BONE OF WAYAN FORMATION |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wayan Formation-Shale, Cross Bedded Sandstone, Coal | ||||
| Rock description | Wayan Formation-Shale, Cross Bedded Sandstone, Coal | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Coal |
| (1) | -111.52612, 43.35992 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Discoverer | James Vine |
| District name | Willow Creek - Caribou District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019223 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR_115 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
Vine, J. D., 1959 , Geology And Uranium Deposits In Carbonaceous Rocks Of The Fall Creek Area, Bonneville County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1055-I P. 286
1920 Compile Mansfield, G. R., Bulletin 716-F
1924 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 8
1959 Recon Vine, J. D., Bulletin 1055-I
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Fabiyi, E. E. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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