| Deposit ID | 10093627 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015756 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590740 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Poison Gulch Radioactive Occurrence |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Thorium Showing No. 5. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.5478, 44.98549 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 10 MI NE OF LEMHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Agency Creek(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 | 024E | 12 | SESE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock type qualifier | Impure Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lemhi Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Lemhi Quartzite-Impure Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.5478, 44.98549 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Laramide Thrust Zone |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mcdevitt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015756 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU__11 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590740 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Lemhi Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 124, 111 P.
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.
V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 14.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.