Grinibun

Occurrence in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodities Uranium, Thorium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Iron, Garnet, Zirconium, REE
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091783
MRDS ID FS00202
Record type Site
Current site name Grinibun
Related records 10169168

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.47785, 44.27768 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valley(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cache Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Valley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 011N 008E 14,15,23 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Thorium Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Garnet Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Euxenite Ore

Analytical data

Result F.S. MIN EXAM., 1960. PLUMB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.47785, 44.27768

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TESTING AND PROSPECTING DONE BY PORTER BROTHERS AND J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Forest Service

Beyond USGS

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