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Evening Star Group

Occurrence in Bear Lake county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Uranium
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078004
MRDS ID W026111
Record type Site
Current site name Evening Star Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.18909, 42.33913 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position 5.5 MI ENE OF MONTPELIER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bear Lake(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montpelier Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bear Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee 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 Bear Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 012S 045E 34 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE SHOWED 1 % CU AND 0.003 % URANIUM
Result 14 INCH SAMPLE ACROSS MINERALIZED ZONE SHOWED 2.85 % CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Timothy Sandstone;Ankareh Formation-Shale, Clay, Sandy Rock
    Rock description Timothy Sandstone;Ankareh Formation-Shale, Clay, Sandy Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.18909, 42.33913
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Home Canyon Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Brecciation

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike S 80 DEG W
    Dip 25 DEG
    Width 0.36M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding Planes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Montpelier District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 6.1M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO WELL DEFINED MINERAL STREAK PRESENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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