| Deposit ID | 10093634 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015857 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590834 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kay Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.1675, 44.6314 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2402 |
| Relative position | 10 MI ESE OF LEADORE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Reservoir 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
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 | 015N;015N | 027E;028E | 02,03,13;07,18 | Idaho | |
| Boise | 015N | 028E | 07,18 | NENW (18) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Allanite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | HEAVY MINERALS ABOVE MADE UP 0.05-0.85% OF SAMPLES |
|---|---|
| Result | OF 19 SAMPLES, 12 HAD 0.01% THO2 AND 1 HAD 0.15% THO2 |
| Result | SCINTILLATION COUNTER READINGS ON THE GRANITE RANGED FROM 15000-62000 COUNTS/MINUTE |
| Result | GRANITE STOCK HAS AVG. THORIUM CONTENT OF 35 PPM. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Granite;Pyroclastic Rocks, Andesitic Flows | ||||
| Rock description | Granite;Pyroclastic Rocks, Andesitic Flows | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite, Siltite;Kinnikinic Quartzite;Park City Formation |
| (1) | -113.1675, 44.6314 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1965 |
| Discoverer | C. Wells, Miley Evans, G. Hammond |
| District name | Leadore Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nuclear Fuels And Golden Pleasures Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015857 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU_370 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590834 | data consolidated into this record |
Staatz, M. H., 1972, Thorium Distribution In A Granite Stock Near Bull Canyon, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 800-B, P. B51-B56
V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 351
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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