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Lucky Prospect

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Thorium, Gold
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096233
MRDS ID W013353
MAS/MILS ID 0160590163
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Prospect
Alternate or previous names Frank Burch Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.96372, 45.27659 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 7.6 MI N25W OF SALMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bird Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 023N 021E 34 CENTER OF S2 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Just Over Ridge N. Of Wallace Creek; On Road To Contact Property

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Thorium Primary
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Radioactivity In Vicinity Of Small Bodies Of Brownish Jasperoid-Like Material

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.96372, 45.27659
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 25 E
    Dip 84 NW
    Thickness 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • Prec Stock Formerly Considered Lcret.
  • Original ore control entry:
    Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Eureka District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Burch

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 2.44M

Comments on development

  • 10 Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1958, Uranium, Thorium, Columbium, And Rare Earth Deposits In The Salmon River Region, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 115, 81 P.

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1959, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The North Fork Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 118, 92 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-DEC-1990 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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