| Deposit ID | 10089267 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015391 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cardinal Prospect |
| Related records | 10266519 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.20173, 45.42069 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | 3 MI E OF DUTCHLER MTN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ulysses(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 024N | 019E | 10 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Allanite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 2 SAMPLES ACROSS BEST ZONES ASSAYED 0.0 AND 3.84% RAE OXIDES PLUS THORIA, 1.42 AND 1.71% P. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Crystalline Limestone, Gneiss |
| (1) | -114.20173, 45.42069 |
|---|
| General form | SCATTERED OR GROUPED CRYSTALS, MASSIVE CLUSTERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG W |
| Dip | 40 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Kenneth White, Jessie Hutchinson |
| District name | Indian Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cardinal Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015391 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC1104 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
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.
ABBOTT, A. T., 1954, MONAZITE DEPOSITS IN CALCAREOUS ROCKS, NORTHERN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 99, 24 P.
STURM, F. H., 1954, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF SOME REPLACEMENT MONAZITE DEPOSITS IN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 64 P.
1954 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 99
1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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