| Deposit ID | 10093633 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015845 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590589 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | No. 31 Thorium Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.4551, 44.96849 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2286 |
| Relative position | 9 MI E OF TENDOY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lemhi Pass(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)
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 | 019N | 025E | 14 | SWSWSE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyromorphite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Staurolite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | 1 GRAB SAMPLE HAD 0.0012% THO2, 0.012% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Basal Conglomerate;Belt Supergroup-Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock type qualifier | Basal Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics |
| (1) | -113.4551, 44.96849 |
|---|
| General form | VEINLETS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lemhi Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015845 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU__57 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590589 | data consolidated into this record |
Staatz, M. H., 1972, Geology And Description Of Thorium-Bearing Vein, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bull 1351, 94 P
V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 58
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | 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.